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TIL Early in life, Abraham Lincoln wrestled. When local gang leader Jack Armstrong heard of him, he challenged The Honest One to a match. It ended with Abe grabbing him by the throat, hoisting him up, giving a little shake, then throwing him to the dirt. It was the first chokeslam used in wrestling.

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j8Jv TIL an uncontacted tribe still inhabits an island in the Indian Ocean, living as simple hunter-gatherers. They are vigorously hostile to outsiders, and have not yet developed early technologies such as agriculture or writing.
rNKL4 TIL Plato wrote that a nation should be led by its most curious, benevolent, just, kind, and altruistic individuals. He called them Philosopher Kings. They would spend their entire life preparing for this role. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was said to best exemplify this idea.
x6JbD TIL the longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters and takes about three and a half hours to pronounce. It is the chemical name for the protein Titin. This word is so long that it is rarely, if ever, written out in full. (link to PDF of full name)
d8Xa7 TIL in an effort to revitalize sales, Canadian Club hid 25 cases of whisky throughout the planet, encouraging adventurers to seek them out. Over 50 years later, there are still 9 cases undiscovered.
b6DeN TIL that in 2023, a massive Greenland landslide shook the Earth for nine days, baffling scientists. A huge rock-ice avalanche hit a fjord, creating a global seismic "hum" detected worldwide. The impact's repetitive pulses kept the planet vibrating for days.