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TIL South Africa Was Banned From the Olympics For 32 Years Due to Apartheid

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4Xj7b TIL of Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish soldier shipwrecked in Mexico and taken captive by local Maya. By the time Cortés arrived, he had become a Maya war captain, was married to his Lord's daughter, and fathered the first Mestizo children. He led local Maya resistance until his death in 1532.
EgYbp TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids.
4kXGa TIL an Airbus helicopter has been landed on the summit of Mt. Everest
P4RL TIL that George Washington was famous for using free liquor as a way to get votes. He once brought 160 gallons of rum to a campaign rally attended by 391 people.
e0am6 TIL Tabasco Sauce is fermented for three years in used Jack Daniel's Whiskey barrels before bottling.