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TIL that instead of saying "once upon a time," Korean fantasies usually begin with "back when tigers used to smoke".

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OGBw7 TIL In 2011 Justin Gaitlin managed to run the 100 metres in 9.45 seconds. This time was accomplished on a Japanese TV show with the aid from a series of fans blowing him forward, which are not allowed for actual record setting times.
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