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TIL the Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, known in the U.S. for "God Bless America," is a double amputee who competed in track and field and equestrian at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics, winning four gold medals. He's also a medical doctor specializing in orthopedics.

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GY7Dj TIL that in 1917, Ernie Shore threw a "perfect game", with 27 outs without allowing a baserunner. However, he is only credited with a combined no-hitter because he pitched in relief of the starter, Babe Ruth, who was ejected for punching the umpire after walking the first batter of the game.
67EY TIL that bone marrow transplant recipients often inherit the donor’s immunities and allergies.
rRNjw TIL Zack Snyder said he would like to do a film about George Washington at the Battle of Trenton in the style of '300'. Robot Chicken joked about him doing exactly that in 2009 in a short bit: “1776. It aint accurate, but it will blow your f-ing mind!”
VMeam TIL of Elan School, a child behavior modification camp operating from 1970-2011. Using Lord of The Flies style techniques, they would psychologically destroy the children for years, leading to extraordinarily high suicide rates. If a child escaped, bounty hunters would chase them across the country.
od6A TIL the oldest living tree is a Norway Spruce that is 9,550 years old, which makes it roughly 3,500 years older than the invention of writing.