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TIL In 1997, during the Critérium International race, a horse jumped over a fence to join the peloton, it passed them and left the race just 20 km away from the finish line

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bwWj TIL Ozzy Osbourne was arrested for urinating on an Alamo memorial, while drunk, and wearing his wife’s dress, because she hid all his clothes so he can’t buy liquor. He was banned from San Antonio for 10 years.
YpVgG TIL that styes, which are infections on or under the eyelid, exist. They manifest in the form of a tender little red bump, similar to a pimple. They go away naturally and popping them is not recommended.
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