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TIL that up until 1954, no human had ever run a sub 4 minute mile. Since Roger Bannister broke the barrier in 1954, 1400 men have since eclipsed the 4 minute barrier.

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epWVb TIL that Margaret Chung, the first Chinese-American female physician, "adopted" over 1,500 soldiers. She treated them, cooked for them and gifted them jade Buddha figurines they wore around their necks.
epWXn TIL according to Ojibwe folklore, Red Lake in Minnesota was formed after Paul Bunyan was slapped by a native hero in the face with a fish so hard that he fell butt-first to the ground and left an imprint
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Bg8Yd TIL about the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918. Inexperienced US Marine battalions stopped attacks with makeshift trenches and rifle fire alone, fought through machine gun kill fields down to pistol and knife range and defeated the Germans despite more than 50% casualties including most officers.