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TIL the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.

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R591 TIL that research shows men who have sex 4-5 times a week have a 45% lower chance of developing kidney stones
dkyK TIL George Jung, as portrayed by Johnny Depp in “Blow”, was granted early released from prison in June, and is now living in a halfway house.
9YDvr TIL Atropine, the poison in deadly nightshade, and muscarine, the poison in certain poisonous mushrooms, counteract each other so one can be used to treat poisoning with the other
oler TIL That there are plots in porn because it used to be illegal to make pornography without plots in the 90s under the obscenity law
kWv4 TIL that during production of Toy Story 2, Pixar accidentally deleted the entire movie from its servers. The movie was saved by an employee, a new mother, who worked from home and had the data saved on her personal computer.