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TIL Muhammad Ali Once Helped Negotiate the Release of 15 U.S. Hostages in Iraq

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9w41Q TIL that the English Premier League doesn't consist of the same teams from year to year, barring an expansion franchise. Instead, the three worst teams of the 20 are relegated to the lower league, the "Championship", and the top three winners in that league move to the Premier.
aX1M TIL that Mavis Beacon, from Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, is not a real person and is a stock photo
mZEp TIL North Koreans must abide by one of 28 approved haircuts. Unmarried women must have short hair, but married woman have many more options, and the hair of young men should be less than 2 inches long, older men can go as long as 2¾
4X7gJ TIL that humans didn't perform the critically acclaimed high five before the 70's.
RLDa TIL a man walked 7 years straight, from the tip of South America to the northern coast of Alaska, a journey totaling 19,019 miles, a record for the longest continuous walk in human history.