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TIL the children of 8 time Olympic Gold Medalist Usain Bolt are named Olympia Lightning Bolt, Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt respectively.

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4XlGw TIL that the Hudson Bay Area in Canada has less gravity than the rest of the world and scientists do not know why.
XEXmk TIL that the musical artist “Cary Brothers” (known for the single “Blue Eyes” on the Garden State soundtrack) is not multiple men with the last name Cary who are brothers - but one man, first name Cary, last name Brothers.
OGBbe TIL that when the Who singer Roger Daltrey was set to promote the SM-58 microphone for Shure, he slammed it on the ground during a speech to prove its durability and carried on speaking with the still-working microphone
GY9nj TIL Nelson Mandela was only removed from the US terror watchlist in 2008
ZpeLp TIL that Hyochang Park in South Korea was originally used as a royal cemetery. Under Japanese rule, the cemetery was turned into a golf course, leaving the graves directly in the line of play. The park now contains a museum dedicated to Kim Koo, a leader in the independence movement against Japan.