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TIL only 20% of USA kids learns a foreign language relative to 92% of European kids

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KYYQ6 TIL in the 1896 Olympics, British cyclist Frederick keeping got into a controversy because he worked as a servant rather than being a gentleman. Back then, Olympics wanted amateur athletes, and gentlemen were considered true amateurs, so being paid was viewed negatively.
N7y0E TIL over 15 to 20 networks rejected the Duffer Brothers' "Stranger Things" series, saying no one would be interested in a Sci-Fi horror that revolves around kid protagonists. One executive said they need to make it a kids show or have an adult character (Jim Hopper) be the main protagonist instead.
epNvg TIL Warner Bros turned down signing Papa Roach after listening to an unreleased demo. The demo included the tracks "Infest," "Last Resort," "Broken Home," "Dead Cell," and "She Loves Me Not".
R167 TIL that in 1954, Royal Crown was the first company to sell soft drinks in a can, and later the first company to sell a soft drink in an aluminum can.
WaeY TIL that the camel spider, also known as a wind scorpion, is neither a spider nor a scorpion