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TIL a man named C.B. Fry is history’s ‘Ultimate All Rounder’: having attended Oxford University; represented England in Cricket and football; played in the FA Cup final; equaled the world long-jump record; as well as having proficiency in teaching, writing, broadcasting, and politics.

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vPDZ7 TIL A paper claiming aircraft were invented in India during the Vedic Age (1500 B.C. to 500 B.C.) was presented at the 102nd Indian Science Conference in 2015.
ne1aW TIL in 2006, Sharon Tendler became the first human to officially marry a dolphin. The bottlenose dolphin named Cindy had courted her for 15 years at the Eilat Reef resort town in southern Israel. Tendler told the media, “I am the happiest girl on earth,” and she added, “I am not a pervert.”
oBODK TIL most utility poles are buried 6 feet deep. In fact, utility poles are buried according to a specific formula: 10% of the pole’s height plus two feet equals the appropriate depth of burial. A standard utility pole measures 40 feet, so a standard hole will go about 6 feet down into the ground.
YjxG TIL in a lawsuit where a company called SCO tried to sue IBM for $5 billion over their alleged use of Unix code in Linux, an IBM lawyer was quoted as saying “If you proceed with this horseshit the sky over Utah will blacken with lawyers”
W75p4 TIL In Milan the Madonnina (golden statue of the Virgin Mary that sits on top of the cathedral) must be the tallest point of the city. So now whenever they build a taller building they put a copy of the statue on top.