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TIL in the ancient Olympics, false-starters were whipped

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GAyXG TIL: Christopher Reeve wanted to play the Richard Gere role in Pretty Woman but was turned away. The role went to Richard Gere, who had gotten his role in American Gigilo after Christopher Reeve turned it down.
VdYZ TIL that homework was a discouraged practice until the 1950s to stay ahead in the Cold War
aw0D9 TIL Katie Holmes’ divorce from Tom Cruise has a clause that states that she can’t officially “date” someone until 2017
P104Z TIL when Stevie Ray Vaughan was once out with his mom, he told her: “I don’t mind the fans, but I wish they wouldn’t stop me when I’m with you”. She replied, “If you weren’t wearing that hat, maybe they wouldn’t recognize you!”. There was no distinction between SRV’s on-stage and off-stage attire.
nenDB TIL that most Huskies in the US are descended from the sled dog team that completed the most grueling part of the 1925 Great Race of Mercy. They saved many children's lives by transporting diphtheria antitoxin when no one else could. Afterwards, the team was sold to a kennel in Poland Spring, ME.