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TIL: At least 1/3 of the US Cycling Team in 1984 LA Olympics were doped with a process called "blood doping". The American Cycling team won 9 medals.

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QDE6 TIL that in Billy Madison, Adam Sandler really hit the children hard during the dodgeball scene. The quick cuts weren’t to make it look like he was throwing hard, it was because the children were crying afterwards. Sandler’s pitch for the idea? “Hurting kids is funny.”
XEJ6X TIL the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth is meant to represent the Catholic Church and its role in aiding fascism
gynA TIL the last person born in the 19th century died on April 15th 2017. She was 117 years old.
d8EZQ TIL that filming for the movie Gone Girl was shut down for 4 days because Ben Affleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, refused to wear a New York Yankees cap for one scene. The director and Affleck eventually agreed on a New York Mets hat instead.
kO44d TIL the setting knob on toasters isn't a timer. It determines "doneness" by a thermal sensor that responds to how much heat is passing through the toast