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TIL that the first Olympic disqualification for drug use was against a Swedish pentathlete who drank two beers before his shooting event to calm his nerves.

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b9pR0 TIL that the Shazam app started off as a dial in service where customers dialed from their mobile phone to get music recognised. The phone would automatically hang up after 30 seconds. A result was then sent to the user in the form of a text message containing the song title and artist name.
j6x4E TIL about Hunger Stones, rocks placed in rivers below a certain depth and meant to be revealed during times of drought and famine. When one is found, it is marked with the current year, some still bearing dates from the 1600s. One found in the Czech Republic in 2018 reads "If you see me, weep"
E1Veo TIL of Unserdeutsch ("Our German"), or Rabaul Creole German - the only known German-based creole language. It originated in New Guinea during the German colonial period there (1884-1919) and is still spoken by about 100 people, mostly elderly. It will soon become extinct.
5VlgB TIL WW1 Flying Ace Frank Luke ranks 2nd to Eddie Rickenbacker but did it in only 8 days while Rickenbacker flew more patrols and more combat hours than any other pilot in the entire war
7rY67 Today I learned that a 13 year old spotted an incorrect prop in the Al Capone museum exhibit because he casually knows the production timeline of antique radios.