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TIL that the only person to be expelled from the International Olympic Committee was expelled for wanting the 1936 Olympics to not be held in Nazi Germany.

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1vbO TIL that only around 5% of Buddha’s teachings have been translated to modern languages; a global non-profit group named 84,000 aims to translate all of Buddha’s teachings to modern languages in order to combat the possible loss of this cultural heritage
rRLoy Today I learned Three Stooges made a hairspray commercial!
nWV5G TIL that Mansa Musa was so wealthy, he crashed Egypts economy for 12 years after his visit, by giving gold as a gift on his way to Mecca in the 13th Century.
Y7n9P TIL Hosono Masabumi, the only Japanese survivor of the Titanic, lost his job, was called a coward, and was shunned in Japan because he did not go down with the ship.
kOYPW TIL Joan Murray survived a 14,500 ft fall when her main parachute failed while skydiving. She landed in a fire ant mound. Numerous venomous stings caused an adrenaline rush to keep her heart beating long enough for doctors to assist.