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TIL there was only one American who earned a medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics that was boycotted by the U.S - Mike Sylvester, who played the Italian basketball team

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d8On9 TIL that in 427BC Athens sent a ship to Mytilene which had instructions to kill all adult men in the city-state. The next day, Athenians voted to change their decision - a second ship was dispatched. Racing through the night, it reached Mytilene just in time to prevent the massacre from happening.
xVaNw TIL the Nazis had an annual charity drive called Winterhilfswerk. It was not uncommon for those who forgot or donated to little to lose their jobs, be prosecuted, or be victims of mob violence. Large donations were a way to establish oneself as a loyal supporter of the Nazi Party without joining it.
a50J TIL of Kilroy Was Here, a popular meme that originated with US soldiers in World War 2 that was graffitied on landmarks as the soldiers moved on
M7R5A TIL about the least weasel, the smallest member of the genus Mustela. Relative to body size, the weasel has a stronger bite force than a lion, tiger, hyena, or even a bear. Though it happens rarely, least weasels are capable of killing prey far larger than themselves.
5Y1MD TIL that before 1600 people tended not to eat breakfast.