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TIL: That Ben Johnson tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol and was stripped of his gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Of the eight athletes who competed in the 100m final - five of them subsequently failed drugs tests.

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J1rGl TIL that many cultures believed in the healing power of dog saliva. Ancient Greeks had temple dogs lick wounds, and a French saying goes, “Langue de chien, langue de médecin”-“A dog’s tongue is a doctor’s tongue.” In Assyrian mythology, the dog god Aralez healed warriors by licking their wounds.
BrjEx TIL that the Exeter Book, written in the 10th century and commonly seen as a building block of English literature, has been used as both a cutting board and a coaster; the opening pages have deep knife marks, and several folios of the book are stained with a circular ring
e0B64 TIL that Generation Y is making 20% less than Baby Boomers were at the same age
kO4o7 TIL Steven Spielberg resented his father for divorcing his mom which influenced his early works of ET and Close Encounters. But later Steven found out his mom cheated on his dad and so he made father/son reconciliation a theme in Catch Me If You Can and Lincoln.
WdwA TIL that a sandwich has ~16x the energy density of a Lithium-Ion battery.