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TIL in the ancient Olympics, false-starters were whipped

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AD6l TIL a 5 year old girl cut the ribbon at a bridge opening. 88 years later, she headed the ceremony to close it!
ap9J TIL: That an estimated (more than) one million people in the world can see today because of initiatives instigated by Frederick “Fred” Cossom Hollows, AC (9 April 1929 – 10 February 1993), a New Zealand and Australian ophthalmologist
pvBA TIL villagers living in Fucking, Austria voted to change its name to ‘Fugging’. Vote failed since another village by the same name existed whose earlier name was also 'fucking’ surprisingly.
epEyb TIL there's a legal move in chess that allows you to move 2 pieces at once.
jNGgR Today I learned feeling guilt and remorse for doing an addictive act makes us do it again and again. On the other hand forgiving ourselves and seeing things optimistically makes overcome the acts easily.