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4kMYo TIL the reason why older Japanese paints have women with black lips is not to provide contrast, but because they actually represent black teeth which was a common custom of the time.
a8k1Z TIL there was an 1906 Olympic Games hosted in Athens, Greece but the IOC have taken away the status of 'Olympics' to the games
loYGB TIL Nintendo's shares skyrocketed when "Pokemon Go" was released in 2016, until investors realized they didn't actually make the game. Stock dropped 17 percent at one point, representing about $6.4 billion in value.
awgm9 TIL of Cliff Young, a 61 year-old Australian farmer, who won a 875 km (544 mi) 1983 ultra marathon from Sydney to Melbourne by running for 5 days, 15 hours, and 4 minutes. He did this in overalls and boots—and without his dentures, which he said rattled in his head when he ran.
DQoMe TIL that breakdancing is a new medal event to be introduced in Paris 2024