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TIL that almost every African country boycotted the 1976 Olympics because of New Zealand – whose rugby team had toured Apartheid South Africa earlier that year, yet was not banned by the Olympic organizers

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kODeg TIL when the Miami Marlins built their new stadium, they consulted NASA to make sure no one could hit a home run more than 500 feet. Aaron Judge hit one 513 feet at the Home Run Derby in 2017.
OG51R TIL that during annular and solar eclipses, Navajo people as part of sacred traditions, don't look at the sun. Some Navajo even fast, not sleep and not do any activities for several hours after the eclipse. During the recent annular eclipse, Monument Valley was also closed to the public for a day.
Oyn4 TIL as a 23 year old, Bear Grylls became one of the youngest Britons to climb Mt. Everest – 18 months after breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident.
KdMa TIL during the filming of Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean refused a helicopter ride to a set due to a fear of flying and instead hiked up to it in full Boromir armor
ZPPv TIL on Black Friday 2013, Cards Against Humanity had an ‘Anti-Sale,’ increased prices, and still had a sale’s spike and topped Amazon’s best-selling items for the day.