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TIL the Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 shoe.

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PYRKO TIL Kanō Jigorō, creator of judo, also served as the Japanese representative to many Olympics and had a pivotal role in securing Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympics. He was indifferent towards the inclusion of judo, however, as it was not "mere sport" but rather "a principle of life, art and science."
yQBjJ TIL of Bradley Birkenfeld, a whistleblower who revealed the secrets behind Switzerland’s largest bank, was sent to jail, and was later awarded $104 million by the IRS.
xVDP5 TIL that there is not only a herd of wild horses in Maryland at Assateague, but that they also love junk food, like hot dogs and chips, and will try to take it from people.
D1obP TIL Chitetsu Watanabe is the oldest living male in the world. Born in March 5, 1907, he is now 112 years old.
8eLrL TIL Cleopatra married her two brothers