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TIL Wilma Rudolph had polio as an infant and was unable to walk properly until she was 11. For several years, her family had to massage her legs four times a day, and she had to wear a metal brace. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in an Olympic event.

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J1RmV TIL that sloths can hold their breaths longer than dolphins under water by slowing their heart and their claws are more of their finger bone tips instead of traditional nails.
WkM9d TIL when the first chimp was launched into space, the button he was trained to press to receive a treat malfunctioned & he received electric shock after electric shock. “I never seen such terror on a chimp’s face,” said his trainer on his return.
VMeeZ TIL Brad Fiedel accidentally composed the well-known main theme from 1984’s The Terminator in a very unusual time-signature: 13/16. This 2014 Slate article investigates the matter. (3rd Post Attempt)
5KjD TIL of someone who wrote to Monty Python to complain about having a gay group member, adding that the Bible said any man who lies with a man should be taken out and stoned. Eric Idle replied, “We’ve found out who it was and we’ve taken him out and had him killed.”
REww TIL Not long before Elvis Presley’s death, a group of Scientologists once tried to recruit Elvis. After the meeting, Elvis fumed: “The hell with those people. There’s no way I’ll ever get involved with that s.o.b. group. All they want is my money.”