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Til the jolly, larger-than-life figure with a red-and-white suit—colors Santa Clause was illustrated by Coca cola to boost sales during cold winter months.

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GAPmQ TIL Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest athlete to win an Olympic medal. At 64 years and 258 days of age at the 1912 Olympics, he became the oldest gold medallist ever
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Nxxb TIL that Scotland once used a currency called ‘The Unicorn’
GBN1 TIL - Eminem was an anonymous donor to a Detroit charity, giving 105k in one year. When it was brought to light that he was the anonymous donor, he matched donations up to 100k the next year.