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TIL 9 people have died of laughter

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0dXOA TIL The name Marathon comes from the legend of Philippides. A Greek messenger ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens without stopping, before collapsing and dying. He ran 26.2 miles, which determines the length of a marathon today
e0WR5 TIL the sitcom "Boy Meets World" in the first season kept having a new third boy character as a friend of Cory and Shawn, as the original idea was to have three boys. They kept trying new male friends but none lasted more than a episode before deciding to make Topanga the third friend.
oNOA TIL that if you search “(random actor) bacon number”, google will tell you how many degrees away from Kevin Bacon that actor is.
lokma TIL whale oil was used in GM transmissions until the early 70’s.
1a5Qd TIL that Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President and General of the Mexican Army that won the battle of the Alamo, introduced the United States to chewing gum when he returned years later as a businessman.