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TIL Michael Phelps holds the world record for most olympic medals ever held but also the longest putt ever televised

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QN9A9 Today I learned that astronauts heading to the International Space Station (ISS) must learn Russian as a second language.
e0YB5 TIL Greg Burson, who voiced Bugs Bunny following the death of Mel Blanc, ended his career after he barricaded himself in his home and held a woman hostage. According to an officer he was so drunk they couldn't tell if he was trying to do one of his voices or just slurring his words.
b6XNN TIL crows in South Korea memorize when and where people will feed them as part of a shamanistic tradition called keurigi. It is theorized they use their facial recognition abilities to know who will feed them and the crows make annual migrations to the shrines where these ceremonies take place
5l9 TIL you can go into shops/restaurants on Google Maps in Japan
x7VD TIL that Scott Adams began writing “Dilbert” based on experiences he was having at his employment. Rather than fire him, they gave him meaningless work in an effort to get him to quit - which just gave him more time and material for “Dilbert.”