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TIL there's a Marathon in France where you run in costume, drink wine and eat oysters, foie gras, cheese, steak and ice-cream along the way. (Marathon du Medoc)

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rNBPy TIL in the audio universe, AM/FM radio is still by far the top medium in the US with a monthly reach of 91% of adults (18+). Followed by YouTube Music with 29% and Spotify with 25%.
yQZMl TIL of Japanese anti-hero Yoshie Shiratori, who escaped from prison 4 times and used miso soup to erode steel bars.
69yPw TIL that of the 10 highest grossing grossing actors of all time, Avengers: Endgame was the highest grossing role for 8 of them.
p8Dob TIL Russia has their own version of "Miracle on the Hudson". A Ural Airlines flight collided with a flock of seagulls that struck both of the plane's engines. The pilot opted to land the plane in a corn field and everyone on board survived.
dD69d TIL in the Captain & Tennille version of "Love Will Keep Us Together", there is a point at the end during the fade out vocals where they sing "Sedaka is back" in reference to Neil Sedaka co-writing the hit.