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TIL despite only existing for 69 years, the Soviet Union is still in 2nd place in the all-time Olympic medal table and just under 200 medals ahead of 3rd place (Great Britain)

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gMLoA TIL in the Movie Django unchained, Leonardo Di Caprio bled for real in the scene where he smashes his hand on the table and this was unscripted
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