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TIL Michael Phelps holds the record for the longest televised putt in history, at 159 feet.

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4Xn5R TIL about the Lady in white aka Perla Siedle Gibson from South Africa who would stand at the port and sing for the servicemen as their ships sailed in and out of Durban during WW2 and beyond. She was a true inspiration and motivation for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and became famous for it.
AN18d TIL that in 1971, a man hijacked a Thunder Bay to Toronto flight to Havana. 30 years later, he was arrested in USA when Canadian investigators googled his name, with the sole hit being a then-recent article about his work with Bronx kids.
J1KQ8 TIL mick jagger once bought a mansion while tripping on acid
oRWo8 TIL that there is a species of bird called the Kakapo, also known as the "owl parrot," native to New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot and is critically endangered, with only around 200 individuals left.
W7EKL TIL that all curling stones used in the winter Olympics come from Ailsa Craig in Scotland