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QJM7k TIL Olympic Gold Medals are Actually made of Silver. 1912 was the last Olympics to hand out solid gold medals. Today's gold medals are 92.5% silver.
wLjYY TIL In Canada, One-person households became the most common type of household for the first time in 2016, surpassing couples with children. Higher separation and divorce rates have led to more people living alone instead of in couples
5VXxB TIL of UK farmer Tony Martin, whose house had been broken into so many times, that he was able to predict when the burglars would strike next, and shot and killed one.
PYR6e TIL that despite not existing for the past 30 years, the Soviet Union still holds the most Olympic gold medals for wrestling.