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TIL legendary multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe not only professionally played baseball, football, basketball, and gold medaled in the decathlon and Pentathlon, but also won the 1912 intercollegiate ball room dancing championship

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rNGV1 TIL that Waylon Jennings voluntarily gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson on the doomed flight that killed Buddy Holly
bNxZ TIL China has 1/5 of the worlds population, but only 7% of the planets fresh water and after ignoring the environment during its economic surge over the past few decades, over 80% of its groundwater in its major river basins is unsafe for humans
QJ7kk TIL of an 18th century racehorse named Potoooooooo, originally named Potato by his owner. A stable boy was instructed to write the horses' name on a feed bin, which he spelled Potoooooooo (Pot-8-Os). The owner was so amused that he adopted the spelling. Potoooooooo amassed 34 wins over 7 years.
ADr74 TIL that the FBI has a rapid deployment Art Crime Team consisting of 20 special agents. Since its conception in 2004, it has recovered over 15,000 items valued at over $800,000,000
EY1p TIL each suit in a deck of cards represents the four seasons, the 13 represent 13 lunar months, the 52 cards represent the 52 weeks in a year, and all the cards added up is 364 days (for lunar year).