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TIL that an ice hockey team composed entirely of Icelandic players that were rejected by other teams because of their ethnicity went on to win Canada’s first ever Olympic gold medal in ice hockey

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a5M9 TIL that a school in Poland is named after an Indian Maharaja, in honour of him providing shelter and free education to hundreds of Polish women and children after they had to escape Poland due to the World War 2.
RNW4 TIL that both Key & Peele were cast against each other, in what was supposed to be the only black cast member spot available. But both ended up getting the parts due to their tremendous comedic chemistry.
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