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TIL that all curling stones used in the winter Olympics come from Ailsa Craig in Scotland

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mRJE TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini knew each other personally and were good friends until they had a falling out when Houdini failed to prove to Doyle that his magic tricks were illusions. Doyle refused to accept this as he believed Houdini actually had supernatural powers.
kOXbd TIL Beijing Airport was opened on March 2, 1958. The airport then consisted of one small terminal building, which still stands to this day. The first international flight to China and Beijing Capital International Airport was of Pakistan International Airlines from Islamabad
P1ZnE TIL strength training also involves the nervous system, where your strength is not only determined by how big your muscles are, but by how well the nervous system can recruit muscles, synchronize their firing, and prevent mechanisms designed to prevent your body from tearing itself apart.
78bxr TIL that Christopher Plummer was a great-grandson of 3rd Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott
dbMr TIL the secret service was created on April 14th, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln…the same day he was assassinated.