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TIL there is a notorious marathon runner whose cheating has been so prolific, that he has even go as far as to create fictitious marathons (web-page and all), and posts himself as winner

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mxJGx TIL our solar system is currently traveling through an interstellar cloud that is as hot as the surface of the sun and 30 light years long. It is thought to have entered the region at some point between 44000 and 150000 years ago and is expected to remain within it for another 10000 to 20000 years.
ZpX9o TIL two people were killed outside Graceland during Elvis Presley's funeral
7rgOZ TIL it is illegal for civilians to wear camouflage clothing in at least 18 countries, including Jamaica, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines.
b9RKp TIL a poll once included the question "Have you ever been decapitated?" 4% of Americans answered yes.
ADMga TIL Nintendo created a video game based on the Popeye comic strip, but could not acquire licensing rights for the characters. Rather than scrap the work that was done, it released with a new cast - a plumber, his girlfriend, and a gorilla - and was renamed "Donkey Kong" after the game's antagonist.