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TIL Eddie Izzard ran 47 marathons in 52 days with only 5 weeks of training

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QNj8a TIL Lee Harvey Oswald's Russian-born widow still lives in the US (she's been a naturalized citizen since 1989). She has 3 kids (2 daughters with Oswald, 1 son with 2nd husband) and still advocates the theory that Oswald was innocent.
OoZrY TIL Brazil could not afford to send its athletes to Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics. So they sent coffee bags with them which the athletes had to sell along the way to fund their own travel.
R1k8 TIL bubbles from a bubble bath thermally insulate the surface of the water, keeping the bath warm for a longer period of time.
dXnj TIL as a thoughtful gesture for his editor Sally Menke, who would slave away in the editing room, Quentin Tarantino and cast and crew would often wave at the camera at the start and finish of the take and say ‘Hello Sally!’
P1kWZ TIL of Louis Wyman - Winner of 1974 New Hampshire Senate Election by just 2 votes, and served only 3 days while marred in an epic dispute then lost a rematch the next year convincingly