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TIL Dogecoin is worth more than Vietnam’s national currency

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VBmy0 TIL one of the co-writers for the song “Rock around the Clock”, first rock song to reach #1 on the Billboard chart was born in the 19th century.
v19nD TIL that during the 1908 Olympics, marathon runners, including the winners, drank champagne, brandy, or strychnine cocktails, in the belief that it would provide energy. In 1924, the Paris games provided wine at rehydration stations.
Wk1XA TIL Robert Downey Jr was pulled over for speeding, but the officers quickly discovered Downey was naked and hallucinating allegedly throwing imaginary rats at the officers on the scene. On another occasion, Downey was discovered curled up in the fetal position behind a grungy LA hotel.
5V9bQ TIL the creator of the most used drum loop sample in music history, Gregory C. Coleman, died homeless and in poverty without ever receiving royalty payments.
yDwv TIL that the US is currently in it’s longest period of never having a president die in office.