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TIL in 2008 Ronda Rousey became the first American woman to medal in Judo at the Olympics

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7BNp TIL in China you can pay someone to take your place during court trials and in jail, this is known as “Ding zui” and the Chinese govt censors information about it online
W7Gy9 TIL the world’s longest light rail line is in Los Angeles, whose A/Blue Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from Long Beach, through downtown, and ends in Azusa. A full-length trip takes just shy of 2 hours.
XEe8 TIL The university of Texas football players ate their mascot at a sports banquet in 1920.
b6lB7 TIL Harry Mendell invented the Melodian, the digital sampling synthesizer that Stevie Wonder featured on several albums. Mendell also helped develop Unix, and went on to contribute to the fields of global risk management, stock options trading, and machine learning.
OoZ8L TIL: Comedian/Actor Joel McHale took an Uber from Rochester, NY to Manhattan. His flight out was canceled and needed to get to his appearance on Jimmy Fallon, so he spent $700 on a (350 mile, 5-6 hour) Uber ride and paid $200 in tips, as well as paid the driver additional money for his gas back.