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TIL Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic gold medal into an Ohio river to protest racial discrimination in America

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jN0mM TIL that the WWF'S Iron Sheik, whose shtick was to be pro Iranian and very anti-American (usually alongside Nikolai Volkoff in the 80s), had previously been an assistant coach on the U.S. National Wrestling Team during the Olympics.
W5W8 TIL The Damascus Four Seasons Hotel is still open with full services and describes Syria as an “extremely inviting year-round travel destination”
eBbJ TIL Leonardo da Vinci made plans for a clockwork three-wheeled vehicle in 1478, in 2004 it was recreated based on his designs and it worked.
b69Bp TIL in 1944, countries agreed with the US to settle their international accounts in dollars to have gold converted at a fixed rate of $35 per ounce. In 1971, President Nixon announced the US would no longer do it, thus completely abandoning the gold standard. This was known as the 'Nixon Shock'.
W7OnB TIL that 1 WTC is 1776 ft tall