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TIL that skateboarding was banned in Norway from 1977 to 1989

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nePyW TIL about Young Tom Morris, a Scottish professional golfer. He is considered one of the pioneers of professional golf. He won four consecutive titles in the Open Championship, an unmatched feat, and did this by the age of 21. He died on Christmas Day, 1875, aged 24.
mxD8x TIL in 2001 Stan Lee was given the opportunity to re-imagine DC's Justice League and he made Batman black, Wonder Woman Hispanic and The Flash a teenage girl.
b1VN TIL of the Capitol Crawl, when over 100 handicapped people shed their wheelchairs & crutches and crawled up the stairs of Washington’s Capitol building, inconveniencing some senators and forcing them to adopt the ADA.
b60Ya TIL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Considered a Presidential Run in 1967
Kog6 TIL Gene Wilder was insulted by the remake of Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), specifically the influence Johnny Depp and Tim Burton had on the film.