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TIL that a greek messenger Pheidippides reported the victory from the battle of Marathon to Athens. That's how 'Marathon race' got it's name.

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l7vKB TIL That you weigh less the closer you are to the equator, and more the closer you are to the poles
9bpM TIL a skydiver fell at 130 kilometres an hour, but landed on top of a fire ant nest. The stinging from the ants provided adrenaline to her body which kept her alive.
O90e TIL in 1868, samurai killed 11 French sailors. Over 30 samurai were ordered to commit suicide for the injustice; when the number was reduced to 20, the indignant samurai cut out their own intestines and flung them at the French. The sentence was then reduced to 11
jNBbR TIL that there exists a competitive sport which combines boxing with a game of chess every other round.
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