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TIL that James Madison had a crystal flute

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9wVEM TIL despite the overall lack of popularity of soccer in the USA, the 1994 World Cup hosted by the United States was the most financially successful World Cup in history.
rRBbo TIL that a fully-preserved dinosaur tail, still covered in delicate feathers, was found. It is 99 million years old.
lJo5 TIL Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel got his stagename from a prison guard. The man in the next cell was named “Knofel” and the guard started calling them “Awful Knofel” and “Evil Knievel”.
xVg70 TIL that the first ever Ironman Triathlon was won by US Navy Communications Specialist Gordon Haller. The runner-up John Dunbar, a US Navy Seal, was winning after the second transition but lost his lead when he ran out of water and his support crew started giving him beer instead.
5V7Zn TIL the world's first Ball Pit was at Seaworld in San Diego