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TIL that former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, after retiring from figure skating started a career as a diplomat, becoming ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025.

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alao TIL that Buddha’s “hair” is not actually hair, but 108 snails that gave up their lives to cover his head so that he does not suffer a heatstroke while meditating under a scorching sun.
ne0gr TIL about the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain which was founded in 1977 for people proud of their incompetence. The club was forced to closed when the founder sold a book which became a bestseller and the club receiving thousands of applications "Even as failures, we failed"
y7Ne TIL that on this day 100 years ago, Jack LaLane was born. When he opened his first health club, doctors advised their patients to stay away and warned their patients that “LaLanne was an exercise ‘nut,’ whose programs would make them "muscle-bound” and cause severe medical problems.
4keyR TIL Steve Jobs frequently ate at a restaurant his biological father owned. The owner and Jobs didn’t know they were father and son.
VEbp TIL John Candy was going to voice a turkey in Pocahontas, but died before it’s release. His character was removed from the film