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TIL many people on the US Olympic Team in 1980 are still upset about the boycott of the Olympics in Moscow

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MaOK TIL the first UK same-sex marriage in prison consist of two men who are in prison for homophobic motivated murders.
yQajw TIL that the venom of the blue ringed octopus is 1000 times more powerful than cyanide, and has enough venom that could kill about 26 humans in a minute.
vJRR TIL after the Nazi’s occupied Warsaw, 80% of the city was destroyed and reconstruction efforts were guided by a series of 1700s cityscape paintings. It was later discovered the painter had made artistic “improvements” … so the rebuilt structures looked different (arguably better) than before.
VD50 TIL that an Alabama bloodhound joined a half marathon after her owner let her out to go pee. She ran the entire 13.1 miles and finished 7th.
N7gRN TIL the ampersand was originally the 27th letter of the English alphabet. The alphabet would end in "X, Y, Z, and per se (meaning by itself) and". The phrase became slurred until the symbol was simply known as ampersand (and per se and).