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TIL that there is a sport called Freestyle Canoeing

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LkQOV TIL During the repatriation of Cossacks from NJ to the Soviets, Barbiturates were put in their coffee to put them in a coma, for a "speedy return to Stalin's hangmen"
69XxX TIL Tonic water was created as an early prophylactic treatment against Malaria (due to the added Quinine) by the British army. They added Gin to improve taste and now we have the G&T.
BrQ6L TIL that during her childhood, Oprah Winfrey was molested by her uncle, cousin, and a family friend to the point where she ran away from home. When she discussed this with her family when she was older, they denied her allegations.
ebW4 TIL that in 1567,Hans Steininger, the man said to have the longest beard in the world, died after he tripped over his beard and broke his neck running away from a fire. He usually bundled up his beard in a leather pouch, but that day he hadn’t.
oBG6W TIL NASA scientists have confirmed there is water on the surface of the moon. Researchers previously found evidence of hydration on the surface, but it was unclear whether that hydrogen was in the form of hydroxyl – the chemical for drain cleaners – or in the form of H2O, or water.