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TIL: Caffeine is a banned substance by the NCAA. A urinary caffeine concentration exceeding 15 micrograms per milliliter (corresponding to ingesting about 500 milligrams, roughly 6 to 8 cups of brewed coffee, two to three hours before competition) results in a positive drug test.

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8aknb TIL: Howard Ulrich and his 7-year old son were fishing in Lituya Bay, Alaska, in 1958 when a landslide generated a 1,720ft tsunami, the largest in recorded history. He and his son both miraculously survived, being found nearly a mile from where they were anchored at the time the wave hit their boat.
XoLj TIL the Eiffel Tower actually grows up to 5.9 inches due to heat expansion of the iron.
Y8OZ TIL it is estimated that 1 in 5 victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima were Korean conscripts, brought over as forced labor.
E1WKw TIL that marine plants, such as seaweed and algae, produce 70-80 percent of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere
GAnVE TIL: In in 2017, A company in Denmark known as "DONG Energy" lost its mojo after transitioning its operations towards a greener agenda.