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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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16Q9V TIL that Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian engineer and economist who is considered one of the pioneers of game theory, experienced a notable personal setback when his wife left him for a servant, an event that reportedly had a significant impact on his life and work
QAe6 TIL: Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel for insulting his wife. Jackson let the opponent shoot first, who hit Jackson in the chest. Then Jackson took his sweet time to aim. People called it too cold-blooded &, as a result, Jackson became a social outcast.
kJpYg TIL that when Margaret Keane sued her ex-husband Walter Keane for claiming credit for her artwork, the judge asked them both to paint in the courtroom. Walter refused, citing a sore shoulder, while Margaret finished her painting in just 53 minutes, proving she was the true artist.
gM5WW TIL former NBA great Michael Jordan has been trying to sell his 56,000-square-foot Chicago mansion for over seven years with no luck. He's still paying more than $100,000 in annual property taxes despite not living in the house for years.
OGL7X TIL about Saint Guinefort, a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint