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TIL: The taste of blue raspberry is actually the taste of a real fruit, Rubus leucodermis, the whitebark raspberry

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gMKE8 TIL that Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, won an Olympic gold medal for himself in 1912 - with a poem. 'Ode to Sport' won in the category for literature. Previous Olympic events also included architecture, music, painting and sculpture, until 1948.
EgEKw TIL although it’s widely believed that The Doors never had a bass player, the statement isn’t entirely accurate, as the band always had a session bass player for their studio recordings. In fact, Elvis Presley’s bassist, Jerry Scheff, played on the band’s 1971 album, "L.A. Woman".
kYRW TIL Samoans are some of the tallest people in the world because they practiced eugenics. The tallest warriors were selected as mates.
nAeG TIL That a single Boeing 777 Engine delivers twice the horsepower of all the Titanic’s steam engines combined.
76rO TIL after the first test preview of Apollo 13 (a film firmly based on true events) one comment card indicated the film had a typical “Hollywood ending” and that the crew would’ve never survived in real life.