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TIL that only 4 months after his brother (and fellow Olympic wrestler) was murdered by crazy-ass John DuPont, Mark Shultz was a last minute substitute in a UFC fight. Despite having no real experience with punching or kicking, he dominated an opponent 5 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than him.

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VBwe4 TIL during the US Invasion of Somalia (Operation Restore Hope) Navy SEALs swam ashore only to be surrounded by reporters who had been tipped off of the coming invasion by a Lieutenant General in a public briefing the day before
OYRY TIL that Ethyl Formate, the chemical that gives raspberries their flavor, has been found emanating from dust clouds in space.
oR79K TIL the first non-stop around-the-world hot air balloon flight occurred in 1999 and lasted 19 days, 21 hours.
EKr0 TIL: The Federal Gov. owns about 50% of the land in the west, and less than 5% of the rest of the US
eMnJ TIL in 1993 a student at UPenn was charged with violating the university’s racial harassment policy after calling a black woman a “water buffalo”. The university claimed it was racist: “a water buffalo is a dark primitive animal that lives in Africa.” Water Buffaloes come from Asia.