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TIL bodybuilding was banned in China in 1953.

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R5W18 TIL We have at least a 50/50 chance, if we could travel there today, of finding at least some form of primitive life on a planet (K2-18B) that is 124 lightyears away given markers in the atmosphere, JWST observations, and the chemical and physical parameters of the planet in relation to it's star.
YeXP TIL In 2011, a man shot a high powered rifle at the White House, hitting it at least 7 times. It took Secret Service 4 days to realize this, and they did so only after a housekeeper noticed broken glass and cement on the floor.
Memm TIL There is a place in Minnesota where you can drive a tank and smash cars with it.
W7w1B TIL: That Christine McVie wrote the song "Songbird" in just half an hour at around midnight, but didn't have anyone around to record it. To ensure she did not forget the chord structure and melody, McVie remained awake the entire night and played the song for producer Ken Caillat the next morning.
N7dre TIL a Greyhound became a Saint in 13th Century France