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TIL if Mario was a real person, he would have to run (and swim) 3.4 miles to complete Super Mario Bros.

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wvR1 TIL that Muhammad Ali painted his friend Joe Frazier as an uncle tom, turning many against Frazier. Frazier’s children were bullied and he received threats. Ali promised that he would crawl across the ring and call Frazier the greatest if he beat him, which he refused to do after losing to Frazier.
Ngo6 TIL in the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants.
Rl7Q TIL that hours after the JFK Assassination, newly sworn in Lyndon Johnson was almost shot and killed by a Secret Service agent.
4X4ng TIL that Popeye has four nephews called Pupeye, Pipeye, Peepeye and Poopeye.
VonD TIL The film ‘Fantasia’ came about after the ambitious Walt Disney overspent on short The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by hiring revered conductor Leopold Stokowski to handle the score. Rather than writing off the debt, Disney decided to spend more by making a whole feature.