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TIL that the Soviet Union still has the most medals for Volleyball at the Olympics

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R5pj7 TIL about Robert Overacker, a stuntman who in 1995 attempted to ride a Jetski off of Niagara Falls and parachute to safety. The parachute failed and he fell to his death.
Wk9MN TIL Pearl Jam has been calculating the carbon footprint from their tours since 2003, and have donated enough to environmental projects to counter that.
5r4P TIL William Marston the man that created Wonder Woman, also invented the polygraph, hence WonderWoman’s lasso of truth.
OAG6 TIL that the 1905 football season was so dangerous that 18 players died, prompting Teddy Roosevelt to form a committee that ended up legalizing the forward pass.
kJaB TIL that Oreos in Canada are made with coconut oil, which apparently gives them a different taste than their US counterparts.