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TIL there had been an eruption of methane from Uranus

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j64mv TIL about Morris Kirksey who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics for the USA in the 4x100-meter relay team and rugby. He joined a small band of athletes to win gold in two different sports. (he also won the silver in the 100 meters)
LQLW0 TIL There is an actual Rhode Island in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Despite being the state's namesake and the island's "original" name, no one calls it that, and the locals have colloquially renamed it to Aquidneck Island.
oRx8E TIL: BBC online news has a language option for Pidgin
N7Dle TIL the largest native ethnic minority in Japan are the Ryukyuan People, who are the native inhabitants of Okinawa. They number around 1.25 Million people.
X0a58 TIL that "Fuller" (the kid that wets the bed) in Home Alone 1 & 2 is actually Macaulay Culkin's real brother - Kieran Culkin