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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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vxBj TIL that ‘boosting’ is a form of cheating in paralympics. Athletes with spinal cord injuries will do things like breaking bones (usually in toes), electric shocks (to feet/legs/scrotum/testicles), and more. This results in increased blood pressure which improves performance.
R5YQ TIL Incans in Peru would purposely deform infant heads to stretch their skulls out permanently; the nobility would have significantly longer skulls than everyone else.
b6X0 TIL in the sixties USA considered detonating a nuclear warhead on the moon to boost morale
Xkv6 TIL During WW2 Crystal Meth was sold over the counter in Japan as Philopon, it was so popular among workers, soldiers and civilians that a surplus was created, after the war cheap meth flooded the market as an appetite suppressant
EgOb0 TIL the first internet spammers were lawyers selling immigration services. At the time, they faced severe backlash from ISP’s and users.