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Only 15 of the 50 fastest ever 100m times were run by an athlete NOT banned for drugs or missed tests. All 15 were Usain Bolt.

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5YZDn TIL that Cicero delivered such a devastating initial speech as the prosecutor of Gaius Verres' trial, Verres' own defense advocate could only recommend he fled Rome.
aj9y TIL that a human would have to run ~45mph to run on water.
76gr TIL that the city of Pompeii was covered in graffiti, including one case saying “Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!”
XE0br TIL In 2013, a Pizza Hut GM Stood Up and Refused to Force His Employees to Work Thanksgiving, Believing They Should Get to Spend Time With Family Instead.
5YERk TIL that Scajaquada Creek, a waterway in Western New York, runs through a six mile long tunnel beneath the city of Buffalo, NY