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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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LkP4r TIL Groundwater wells in old times were dug by pick and shovel until the digger couldn't bail anymore
PMMV TIL that there is an apparatus and method for remotely monitoring and altering brain waves; in addition to mind control, it is capable of making people hear voices, smell odors, see images, feel sensations, experience emotions imposed by someone else.
gMjAA TIL blood type distribution varies by country, for example Albania has 10% AB+, Chile has less than 1%, most common blood worldwide is O+ but India's is B+
6ll7 TIL the Olsen Twins required dentures during the filming Full House, because they lost their baby teeth at different rates, and needed their character’s smile to look uniform.
J1d88 TIL After his death John Belushi was found to have 26 recent needle marks in his arm