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TIL, at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens (3 Golds already in hand) was one failed jump away from not even qualifying for the Long Jump Final. German competitor, Luz Long, placed a white towel 1 foot from the plate & told Jesse to ‘take off from there.’

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XEDPP TIL that Stalin hated soldiers who surrendered and considered them traitors. This included his own son, Yakov. When informed that the Nazi's had captured Yakov and sought a possible prisoner exchange with the USSR Stalin replied "I have no son called Yakov".
JYb9k TIL about the Sweaty T-Shirts test. Men wore t-shirts for two days and then women were tested on which smell they liked. Women preferred the smell of men who were genetically similar but had different immune systems. Inheriting different immune systems gives children a survival advantage.
v15vK TIL Sarcasm is illegal in North-Korea, especially if the intent is to criticize the government.
ao0 TIL as well as writing the song, Phil Collins performed “You’ll Be In My Heart” from Tarzan in the English, French, German, Italian, Spanish AND Bulgarian versions of the film.
R0PQ TIL the guy who called fast food restaurants causing managers to strip search young female employees for 10 years was acquitted at trial