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TIL that the Kentucky Derby is the oldest sports event in the United States. It is held annually and first began in 1875.

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xmk7 TIL Continuum, a magazine which served as an outlet for AIDS denialism including pseudoscientific “studies”, ended after the editors all died following long bouts with AIDS.
oRYd8 TIL that the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton was not the first Broadway play titled "Hamilton" that depicted the life of Alexander Hamilton. The first Hamilton wasn't a musical, though, and it was released in 1915. The 1915 play was adapted into a film released in 1931
bYo9 TIL Scott Niedermayer is the only hockey player to win every possible Championship in his career. This includes a Gold Medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship, The Memorial Cup in the WHL, 4 Stanley Cups, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, Gold at the World Championships, & Gold at the World Cup of Hockey
5Ov9 TIL that over 2/3 of wealthy Americans drink alcohol daily, but only about 1/3 of poor Americans do.
VBOQ4 TIL that John Rock, one of the creators of the contraceptive pill, was a devout Catholic