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TIL Elizabeth Swaney, a relatively amateur skier, was able to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics halfpipe by accumulating points at qualifying events leading up to the Olympics by doing flawless yet completely simple routines, outscoring opponents who often would crash in their more-ambitious runs

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nK8o TIL that Lance Armstrong owns a coffee shop called Juan Pelota Cafe. Juan is a homophone for “one” and “pelota” is Spanish for ball.
pYxxA TIL in South Asia they call pajamas "night suits."
5YG1k TIL that Bramble, one of the longest living dogs ever (more than 27 years), was fed a vegan diet
6EY9Q TIL During the 1910s–1930s there were a series of murders of Osage people in Oklahoma. The murders intent was likely taking Osage land, which was producing oil and earned lucrative royalties. The US government managed the land leases and was forced to pay $380 million in 2011 for unpaid royalties.
5VYjB TIL about the Diamond-Water Paradox in economics. Even though life cannot exist without water but can easily exist without diamonds, diamonds are, pound for pound, vastly more valuable than water