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TIL The small island nation of Nauru has accumulated an outstanding record in international sport through its weightlifting programme and earned Olympic Diplomas for athletes finishing in the top eight at the Games

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N7ZbE TIL that the scene in IT: Chapter Two and in the novel where a group of teens assault a homosexual man and his partner before tossing one of them over a bridge to his death was actually based on a true story. Stephen King borrowed details from the real life event, and added Pennywise to it.
78aYP TIL that Richard Nixon could play the saxophone, clarinet, accordion and violin without knowing how to read music.
M77Va TIL the Irish Guards have had an Irish Wolfhound as a mascot since 1902. The current one is called Seamus
Z86vQ TIL that according to one study, dunking an Oreo in milk for three seconds gives you the optimal balance of sogginess and structural integrity.
5B1R TIL the world’s first glow-in-the-dark bike path, with swirling patterns inspired by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s famous ‘Starry Night’ painting, is open and free to the public in Holland.