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TIL ManO'War, considered one of the greatest racehorses in history was the father of triple crown winner War Admiral. Thru his daughters and grandaughter lineage came triple crown winners Seattle Slew and American Pharoah.

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kOVGE TIL of John Smeaton, an airport worker who kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the nuts. He would later be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
xVg1 TIL Queen were booed on their first concert to Australia and were told to “go back to Pommyland, ya pooftahs” Lead singer, Freddie Mercury replied on stage with “When we come back to Australia, Queen will be the biggest band in the world!
OGgD1 TIL Sherlock Holmes was inspired by a real physician the author had worked for. The inspiration, Dr. Joseph Bell, had excellent observation skills & would draw broad conclusions based upon them.
NApJ TIL Jason Mraz moved onto a farm, discovered hundreds of Avocado trees on it, and now supplies chipotle with Avocados while eating 2-3 daily himself.
EgyZP TIL in 1948, Paul Hermann Müller won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the potent toxic effects on insects by DDT. This pesticide was later on linked to deaths and adverse reproductive effects in both animals and humans.