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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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16war TIL about how the late First Lady Eva (Evita) Peron's body went on a journey across Europe after she died in 1952
nke9 TIL There is an “Inception” phenomenon where the individual believes they have awakened and are going about their day as usual (i.e. got dressed, ate breakfast) only to wake up and realize none of it happened in reality. There can be multiple false awakenings in a dream session.
Omje TIL female ants and bees are more closely related to their sisters than their own daughters, which explains eusocial behavior.
Bgwmk TIL the largest football (soccer) stadium in the world is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea, with a total capacity of 114,000
78LVr TIL Joan of Leeds, a 14th century nun, faked her own death by crafting a dummy “in the likeness of her body” in order to escape her convent & allegedly pursue “the way of carnal lust.” She was discovered around 30 miles (48 km) away living "indecently" with a man & was denounced as an apostate.