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TIL In Japan, suicide hotlines are so busy that a person may have to try 30 or more times to get through to an operator.

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wolKo TIL that the olympic torch relay was invented by the Nazis at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin as a way for Hitler to spread Nazi influence to other countries. It is a tradition that has taken place at every game since.
rNyn0 TIL that the origins of the Motorhome (in the form of a self-propelled recreational vehicle), go as far back as the 1910 Pierce Arrow Touring Landau, which included cargo compartments for camping equipment and even an onboard toilet.
0wYZA TIL that in 2013 "The Looney Tunes Show" established that "Yosemite Sam's" full name is Samuel Michelangelo Rosenbaum.
6E5ZQ TIL Mexico City is 7200 feet above sea level which had a major affect on athletes in the 1968 Olympic games
OGx96 TIL of Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck. She has a PHD in in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service in Higher Education. Her Dissertation was about uncommon black names.