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TIL Tamara Torlakson pooped her pants while running a marathon and still set her personal best.

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R7Dea TIL my hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, has made Election Day a holiday, swappint out Columbus Day. (via NPR)
dD958 TIL that during Covid, Indonesia locked those refusing to follow quarantine in "haunted" houses.
JYMRB TIL of Mr Prawo Jazdy who committed more than 50 traffic offenses and was known to be the worst driving offender in Ireland. An investigation uncovered the fact that Prawo Jazdy is the Polish term for "Driving License"
bgp4 TIL Dinka tribesmen of Sudan sometimes rupture their stomachs by overeating in preparation for ‘fat-man’ contests. Deaths this way are considered an honorble way to die.
QJY7M TIL that association football's all-time top goalscorer may well be a 5'10" chain-smoking lesbian from the early 20th century. Lily Parr's career ran from 1920 to 1951 and she reputedly scored almost 1000 goals in this time.