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TIL: Leonidas of Rhodes, ancient Greek runner whose record of most individual Olympic victories was unbroken until 2016 by Michael Phelps

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grXJL TIL Technetium was the first artificially created element of periodic table filling the gap of Eka manganese noticed by Mendeelev.
Nm11 TIL Medieval Cathedrals Used to Be Covered in Brilliant Colors
EgQPW TIL that in 1941, American vessels of the Atlantic fleet fired hundreds of rounds on a light in the sky believing it to be a Japanese aircraft. It turned out to be the planet Venus.
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GYMY1 TIL the photographer of the Beatles' iconic Abbey Road photo was given a 10-minute limit to get the shot he wanted while he stood on a ladder and traffic was stopped. Photo #5 (out of 6 taken) was chosen because it was the only one that had their legs in a perfect 'V' formation.