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TIL if Lance Armstrong’s 2005 Tour De France title was given to the next fastest finisher who hasn’t been found to dope, they’d have to give it to the 23rd place finisher

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yVXNJ TIL that when Jim Hendrix first performed in front of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and members of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, comments included “shit”, “Jesus”, and “damn”
78Nlr Today I learned about secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings. He may have used proteins, especially egg yolk in his oil paintings.
yQ0mV TIL that in the last days of the war, South Vietnamese major Buang-Ly on a stolen plane with his family (wife and 2 children) dropped a note on USS Midway pleading to allow him to land. Comd. Chambers gave orders to push overboard millions of dollars' worth of helicopters to make room for landing.
evYk TIL When Mountain Dew held an online poll to let fans choose the new for a new flavor, “Hitler did nothing wrong,” “Diabeetus,” and “Gushing Granny” all topped the online rankings.
a5Vy TIL Braille was based on a tactile military code called night writing, developed in response to Napoleon’s demand for a means for soldiers to communicate silently at night and without a light source. It proved to be too difficult for soldiers to recognize by touch, and was rejected by the military