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TIL that despite not existing for the past 30 years, the Soviet Union still holds the most Olympic gold medals for wrestling.

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epVyk TIL the earliest known account of Christianity from a non-Christian source is a letter (112 AD) of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, asking for advice on dealing with a new and 'extravagant superstition' that had spread to several cities in Northern Turkey.
QLRd TIL horse-sized ducks (Dromornithidae) roamed Australia 50,000 years ago
V0w8 TIL: Adrian Carton de Wiart fought in the Boer War, World War I & II, was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear, survived a plane crash, tunneled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor wouldn’t amputate them. He later said “frankly I had enjoyed the war.”
GADpJ TIL that younger sailors weren't subjected to the infamous "Cat o' nine tails" for punishment. Instead, they faced discipline with a milder whip called the "Boy's Pussy.
PYp4J TIL a mermaid documentary fooled so many people that the U.S. Government had to issue a statement