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TIL Calcutta-born Normal Gilbert Pritchard has (so far) been the only India-born athlete to ever win an Olympic medal in a running competition, winning two silvers in the 1900 Paris Olympics

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nYJd TIL that pencil is etymologically related to penis, but not pen
Zpm0a TIL that during WW2, Leonard K. Carson led an air combat school within his fighter unit, called "Clobber College".
Wkwv4 TIL of a man who escaped prison so many times that a special maximum security prison was built for him. After it, the Governor made a promise to him "If you get out again, I'll forgive you". And of course he escaped again, and the Governor kept his word and set him free.
M7X4W TIL that the gender of a sea turtle is determined by the temperature of the sand... the saying goes, "hot chicks, cool dudes".
WkMEB TIL During the US invasion of Afghanistan, a CIA paramilitary team was asked by a young man for help in rescuing his sister, whom a senior Taliban official had taken as his wife. They gave him a tracking device to pass along to her. As a result, the team captured the Taliban and rescued the sister.