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TIL that Muhammad Ali was officially knocked down four times in his ring career.

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MRRV TIL: In 1674, skeletons of 2 children were discovered under the staircase leading to the chapel at the Tower of London. Believed to be the remains of the “Princes in the Tower”, the skeletons were buried, on the orders of Charles II, in Westminster Abbey.
epnr4 TIL the first unsuccessful state fair in the country was in Ann Arbor, MI in 1839
QVwX TIL that the official twitter account of Sweden is given to a random citizen every week to manage.
nAad TIL of Donald Crowhurst who in 1968 entered an around the world yacht race, he abandoned the race early on but continued to report false positions in an attempt to make it appear as if he was still competing and ultimately went insane and killed himself
xld0 TIL 90% of Americans live within 15 minutes of a Wal-Mart