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TIL Leonidas of Rhodes' Olympic Record of 12 individual victories (164 - 152 BC) stood for over 2100 years before being eclipsed by Michael Phelps in 2016

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X0Oy8 TIL about Pablo Escobar's four pet (cocaine) hippos that were left to fend for themselves after Escobar's death in 1993. Well over 40 hippos now exist wild in the region (Colombia) with the population expected to double in the next decade
M4Jm TIL That Dennis “Chip” Wilson named his company Lululemon because “Japanese peoples’ inability to pronounce the letter "L”, and the extra effort they would have to make to pronounce the name" and “It’s funny to watch them try and say it,”
6EwjX TIL that Peter Oakley was once the most subscribed user on youtube and the oldest person to hold the spot
rRJbo TIL the famous Las Vegas Black Book of persons excluded from entering casinos due to their history of excessive "winning" is now online.
4njJ TIL Jerry Springer had to resign from Cincinnati’s city council due to a check of his being found in an illegal brothel.