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TIL 'GoodBye' is a shortened form of the phrase "God be with ye"

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JYyDQ TIL about Louis Cyr, a French Canadian considered one of the strongest men in history. Some of his feats include a back lift of 4,337 pounds, the heaviest confirmed lift of any kind in history.
kOaPB TIL that in 2000, a drug bust at an abandoned nuclear missile silo in Kansas led to a 95% drop in availability of LSD in the United States for two years.
KON1E TIL In 1968 MV Captain Leonidas was a ship that was tried to capsized in the deepest fjord in Western Hemisphere in Messier Channel, Pantagonia Chile. The reason was to claim insurance , but the ship stayed afloat, the captain's license was revoked & the shipwreck remained in the channel.
nwgY TIL The “Door Close” button on many elevators doesn’t actually close the doors any faster than normal.
VBQxB TIL, Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos famous banana free kick, curled from a distance of 33.13-metre distance, during the, 1997 Tournoi de France opening game, between France vs Brazil.