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TIL in 1900, an unknown boy was hired as coswain by the Dutch team for the Olympic rowing event. The team received a gold medal

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OnM4 TIL Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars.
xV8kb TIL the United States has less operational high speed rail than North Africa; China has the world's largest amount of rail, whooping the pants off all of Europe combined. China 31K, Europe 18K, the US 54. That's not a typo, 54 miles. North Africa 186mi.
R5Nn1 TIL in 2014, McDonald's revealed that Grimace, their purple monster mascot, is "the embodiment of a milkshake or a taste bud."
vP8bj TIL the first possible tornado report in the United States occurred in July 1643. The report was recorded by Massachusetts Governor and weather enthusiast John Winthrop, who observed a sudden gust that whipped up dust, lifted his meeting house, and killed a nearby observer with a fallen tree.
XEkOX TIL that various colleges across the United States are adopting BDSM clubs for students who have an interest in kinky sex. Both Harvard and Princeton have already joined the trend. Harvard's BDSM club is named "Harvard Munch" and Princeton's is named "Princeton Plays."