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TIL that athletes can compete as independent Olympians (not under a country’s flag) at the Olympic Games

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R7LYj TIL after committing the first British murder on a train Franz Muller fled to America by boat, the pursuing detectives caught a faster ship and arrived three weeks before he did. He was subsequently arrested and later hanged.
96Om TIL Herpes was considered unimportant until the 1970’s when a drug company purposely stigmatized it in order to create a market for a drug.
d8mrB TIL that ravens and wolves have formed a mutually beneficial relationship out in the wild. Ravens have been observed calling wolves to the site of dead animals so that the wolves will then open up the carcass and leave the scraps for the ravens once they're finished.
gMyoy TIL At the start of "Daydream Believer", Davy Jones says "7a", annoyed at the number of takes before they got it right. The single was originally intended as a B side but the other track wasn't ready. It went on to be their biggest hit.
jPoQ TIL There is a gemstone that has better brilliance, more fire, tougher, rarer and much cheaper than a Diamond: Moissanite