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6965Z TIL the first recreational ski club in the world was formed in the gold mining town of Kiandra in the Australian Alps in 1861.
xGaB TIL George Washington was the wealthiest US President, with $525 million (adjusted for inflation). His salary was 2% of the total US budget in 1789, and he owned over 50,000 acres of land.
BrPXr TIL That despite being labelled "Dogs of the sea" the Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus') closest living relatives are actually Bears, Weasels, Raccoons and Skunks.
8bnZ TIL ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for American football games.
GYkXG TIL the very first US episode of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares featured a restaurant owned by an actual mobster connected to the Bonanno crime family