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TIL there are historical records that provide some basis for the folk tale of John Henry racing the steam drill.

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b9GGN TIL of Héctor Castro(Uruguayan football player) who lost his arm in an accident at 13 and later went on to win Olympic Gold in 1928 and scored the decisive goal for his team in 1930 FIFA World Cup culminating his inspiring story.
ep0RE TIL the term for bad breath, halitosis, was popularised by Listerine to sell more mouth wash. Also that Listerine used to make cigarettes!
d8kR8 TIL that Earth has about three TRILLION trees, or about 420 trees per person. There are more trees on earth than there are cells in a human brain or stars in our galaxy.
VMEoQ TIL Nintendo bought the rights to two Mario porn parodies in order to halt their distribution.
rnKW TIL the inventor of the heart stent approached numerous companies for funding and was rejected. It was funded by the owner of Fuddrucker’s restaurant, whom he met by chance on a golf course.