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TIL of Event 2O1, a conference held last October with medical, business, and government leaders that predicted a Coronavirus outbreak.

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wL7PY TIL That when Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for Governor in 2003, He was hit with an egg during a rally, Later during a speech, Arnold responded with "Now he owes me bacon"
neAGb TIL in 1969, 17 year old Cuban, Armando Socarras Ramirez survived hiding in the right wheel well of a Douglas DC-8 on an eight-hour flight from Havana to Madrid. Upon landing he was found on the ground covered in ice and not breathing, Dubbed ''the popsicle" by Spanish doctors, he recovered fully.
pajp TIL in 1945 the New Zealand Division alone fought the Nazis to take Trieste, in Italy. When it was secured, US Marines organised a parade, headed by themselves with a banner ‘US Marines. Second to None.’ Behind them marched the NZD carrying a sheet with the word ‘None.’
KO4g9 TIL the United Kingdom hasn't really required people to pay for bail since 1898. This was to help reduce the number of people remanded in custody simply because they were poor. Nowadays, bail is automatically given unless said person has a risk of absconding or is a risk to the public.
LQDNv TIL there was an olympic wrestling gold medal match that lasted for more than 9 hours, in the 1912 light heavyweight division. Since the fight was declared a draw and the gold medalist was required to have defeated his opponent, no gold medals were awarded and both finalists received silver instead.