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TIL The 1904 Olympic Marathon included a runner who was poisoned by his trainers, a runner who was chased a mile off-course by dogs and a runner who ate rotten apples, had to lie down for a bit and still finished fourth.

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yVXPa TIL that permanent daylight savings time in the US was briefly enacted by president Nixon in 1974. The new permanent DST law was reversed after one year because people didn't like it.
yVoPe TIL about "Bomb" a Canadian Sherman M4A2 tank that landed on Juno Beach on D Day and fought across Europe every day until the the words "Unload, clear guns, the war is over" came over the radio, indicating the end of the war. 4000km travelled, never missed a day of combat.
YpBEP TIL of “The Hum” in which a small percentage of people around the world can hear a constant low pitch hum-like noise.
E1dvp TIL that the Triceratops possessed a ball-and-socket joint at the base of its skull, not found in any dinosaur or any mammal today. This joint would have allowed it to maneuver its head almost 360 degrees, allowing movement to any direction in a fraction of a second.
rR090 TIL the German armed forces have the concept “inner guidance”, which obliges every citizen-soldier to think for themselves. Soldiers may disobey orders against their conscience and it officially traditionalizes the actions of the July-plot conspirators, like Claus von Stauffenberg.