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BgwEb TIL about the Alexamenos Graffito, a depiction of Jesus as a donkey aim to mock early Christians.
Ajxa TIL Dick Fosbury won the 1968 Olympic High Jump medal by using the hitherto unknown “flop” technique that he himself invented. It remains the most efficient high jumping technique to this day.
ZeLY TIL every resident of Alaska gets an annual “oil royalty check”–a payment representing their share of revenue from Alaskan oil. In 2008 the payout reached a high of $2,069, or $8,276 for a family of four.
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KObkB TIL that the top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. Which equates to them consuming an average 73.85 drinks per week.