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TIL that from 1998-2006 the highest finish by a rider in the Tour de France not implicated in doping is 4th.

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EgJ60 TIL that right before the legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki quit his job to pursue directing, he was creating artwork for an anime series based on “Anne of Green Gables” - a 1908 Children’s novel set in Maritime Canada.
VMOOG TIL we are around 1cm taller in the morning than by the end of the day, due to compressien cartilage in our spine and in other parts of our bodies
OoPQe TIL that dolphins need to leap out of the water (porpoising) when they’re swimming fast because they need additional oxygen to keep up with the physical exertion.
BrRox TIL that the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II is located in Manila, Philippines. It has 17,206 graves. 16,636 of which were U.S. personnel. #MemorialDay
mDjo TIL that Jerry Maren, a 96-year-old dwarf, is the only Munchkin cast member from The Wizard of Oz still alive. He was one of the three members of the Lollipop Guild. Here he is singing the Lollipop Guild song in 2013.