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TIL that in swimming finishes within 0.01 seconds are considered a tie, because to determine times within 0.001 seconds the length of each lane could differ no more than 1.7mm.

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n9dP TIL that before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: “I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody.”
a8rnZ TIL For “no direction Home”. The iconic “Judas” moment And the onstage colour footage of “like a rolling stone”in Dylan’s 1966 Manchester concert, originally recorded by D. A. Pennebaker, was found in 2004 in a pile of water-damaged film recovered from Dylan’s vault.
J1KLB TIL Battle of the Overpass occurred in 1937 when UAW organizers tried to hand out unionization leaflets but were attacked by Ford's quasi-military security service. Ford then tried to destroy the photographic evidence but one photographer managed to sneak some out under the back seat of his car.
KOEnw TIL that the red , blue and white rotating sign outside US Barber shops actually symbolizes Blood, Veins and Bandages dating back to when barbers used to do surgical tasks as well.
45KN TIL that Microsoft owned www.bob.com, and wanted www.windows2000.com. At the same time, a man named Bob owned www.windows2000.com, and wanted www.bob.com. So they swapped.