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TIL: A 61-Year Old Potato farmer won a 544 Ultramarathon because he continued to run whilst the other competitors slept

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OXnL TIL Canada bought a license to produce a fighter the US no longer wanted, and it ended up being so successful as a ground attack aircraft that nobody was able to catch one during more than 20 years of NATO exercises. They won first or second place in nearly every exercise they participated in.
neLDG TIL that in South Korea, in addition to the international age system, a traditional system known as "Korean age" is still widely used. In Korean age, people's age starts at 1 rather than 0 and gains one year at every New Year's Day.
vNjL TIL “Killing Season” is a British medical term for the time in August when newly qualified doctors join the National Health Service. Patients admitted as an emergency during “killing season” are six per cent more likely to die.
eQ9g TIL when Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors & former teammate of Michael Jordan, was in college his dad was assassinated by extremists in Beirut. During a subsequent basketball game opposing fans chanted “your father’s history” while a teary eyed Kerr scored 20 points in the first half.
67EW TIL Richard Berry, the writer of Louie Louie, was living on welfare at his mom’s house in the mid 80s. A company wanted to use the song in a commercial and sent a lawyer to him. The lawyer suggested Berry attempt to gain rights to his song, resulting in a settlement and making Berry a millionaire.