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TIL: Usain Bolt Has Never Run a Mile

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PYgmn TIL that on 5th May 1945, 5 days after Hitler's suicide, American and German soldiers fought together against the Nazi SS to free prominent French prisoners of war from Itter Castle. It is believed to be the only battle in the war in which Americans and Germans fought together as allies.
Y760v TIL that the theft of milk-crates accounts for approximately $80 million in annual losses. Despite 95% of the theft stemming from organized crime, the protecting legislation inadvertently gave law-enforcement the power to criminalize the possession of even a single crate by one individual.
J1OWm TIL in 1494, Christopher Columbus recorded an encounter with the now-extinct Caribbean Monk Seal near the island of Hispaniola, his men killed 8 seals as they slept on the beach
E1lkV TIL The legendary band Dread Zeppelin was, for all intents and purposes dissolved and without its signature lead singer, Tortelvis, and they only reformed because INXS were big fans and wanted them to open their US shows in 1993.
5Yjn8 TIL because of Calibri's status as the default font in MS Office, there has been many instances of forged documents being identified because this font was used. A Canadian business owner facing bankruptcy typed 2 trust documents dated before Calibri's release in 2007, exposing them as forged.