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TIL that female tennis player Esther Vergeer went on a decade long winning streak in wheelchair singles ended only by her retirement. Her streak lasted 470 matches and brought her 7 Paralympic gold medals and 21 grand slam singles titles.

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lpM1 TIL Manny Pacquiao once sold doughnuts on the streets after running away from home because his dad ate his dog.
4wQ5 TIL that Guinness World Records had to drop records for consuming liquor, beer, wine as well as “other unusual records for consuming such unlikely things as bicycles and trees”.
R50dw TIL that living within 500 meters of an airport increases lead exposure risks in children
d88ZZ TIL: That that little jeans pocket inside your actual jeans pocket originaly was designed to protect cowboys watches.
5YwGD TIL the third tallest building in New Orleans is a 43 story, 531-foot skyscraper that has been unused since 2002 because of toxic mold and asbestos.