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TIL there is an ancient Corinthian helmet in the Museum of Korea. Originally gifted to marathoner Son Gi-Jeong for winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics, he did not receive it until 1986. Son then donated it to the museum. It is Korea's only designated Western "National Treasure"

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kJ0r1 TIL there has been only one spacewalk with more than two people, which was on the STS-49 space shuttle mission. Astronauts Pierre Thuot, Rick Hieb, and Thomas Akers performed an unscheduled spacewalk in order to capture a faulty satellite after several previous two-man attempts had failed.
LQv6v TIL During the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe responded 'Nuts!' to a German surrender ultimatum, baffling their commanders. The 101st Airborne held out under siege until relief arrived
x6750 TIL that Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost’s “Alexa Mind Reader” is the all-time most expensive Super Bowl ad at $26 million
M7grb TIL though it's long been prized for its clarity and luxurious feel, "crystal glass," also called Lead Glass, contains up to 40% lead by mass. It has been proposed that the historic association of gout with the upper class was, in part, caused by their extensive use of lead crystal to store alcohol.
Oxla TIL that most bamboo species flower only once every several decades, but when they do, all of the bamboo from the same group flower at the same time, regardless of where they are planted.