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Today I learned that Olympic gold medals are actually more than 90% silver.

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QNvkd TIL that while the Selective Service System only requires men between the ages of 18-25 to register for a possible draft, US federal law considers all able-bodied men between the ages of 17-44 as part of the militia, meaning all men in that age range can be conscripted.
aOZL TIL that Vanna White hasn’t actually turned any letters since 1997, hasn’t wore an outfit more than once on the show and holds the Guinness World Record for clapping.
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