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TIL that Sir Isaac Newton likely died an 84 year old virgin.

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jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
lwJG TIL that in 1966 a 26yr old man successfully fasted for 382 days and lost 276lbs
PYPwO TIL that in certain species of bamboo, every 60-120 years, all plants bloom at the same time across the world, regardless of their location or surrounding environmental conditions. The method by which this is coordinated is unknown.
16rJP TIL that the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie" was written about an obese Tasmanian woman, with whom the frontman had a one-night stand with. Rosie’s identity remain unknown until 2021, when she was identified as Rosie Garcia, who died in 1979. This year, a photo of her was released for the first time.
x6vZ7 TIL in Eastern Canada 1923 is known as “The year of free beef”. When the Maritimes changed from driving on the left to the right hand side of the road, oxen could not be retrained to walk on the right side and so were sent to slaughter causing a precipitous decline in beef price.