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TIL Julie Andrews children repeatedly tried to get her to stop swearing

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nedK7 TIL GDP is a very good yardstick for measuring success in war.
a8GJ0 TIL Josef Koeberl set a world record by standing in a box filled with 440 pounds of ice for 2 hours, 30 minutes, and 57 seconds. Wearing only swim trunks, he beat his previous record by 30 minutes, enduring the pain by focusing on positive thoughts.
PD6e TIL: Jim Thorpe’s 1912 Olympic achievements are still not recognized by the IOC.
X0E1j TIL that 2 different people voiced Uncle Iroh from ATLA, Greg Baldwin voiced the character after Makoto Iwamatsu (Mako) passed away in 2006 from cancer
8eyPZ TIL during World War I, due to concerns the American public would reject a product with a German name, American sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) makers relabeled their product as "liberty cabbage" for the duration of the war.