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TIL there was once a 65 foot ski slope inside New York's Grand Central Station.

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woPvY TIL in the 1920s to 1950s, there were Pretty Ankle competitions in England where women lined up and were judged by their ankles. In 1954, the winner of one competition was awarded £4.
rRj9e TIL Ross Perot is one of the most successful 3rd party presidential candidates, winning 19% of the popular vote as an independent in 1992. Active in issues relating to POWs in the Vietnam War, he orchestrated a daring rescue of two of his own employees who were taken hostage in Iran in 1979.
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B06b TIL of police officer Jed Blair. After reporting fellow cops for planting evidence his colleagues “allegedly stole his equipment, interfered with his radio calls, threatened to kill him and his family, and scrawled the word "rat” on his locker.“