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TIL I learned that Duke Kahanamoku was not just a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, as an Olympic Champion but was also a descendant of Hawaiian royalty

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yVLNV TIL when a Oecobius civitas spider enters the home/territory of another spider of the same species, the residing spider leaves to find another home, allowing the squatter to take over.
KY7w TIL that until 2008 Walmart de Mexico was paying its employees with vouchers only redeemable at Walmart.
D176P TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger paid Austria to ship him the exact same tank he drove when he was a soldier. It is fully operable (minus the gun) and he uses it to support his fundraising efforts.
E1PdX TIL Saturation divers when not diving at extreme depths can spend almost two months at a time inside a tiny pressurized environment on board a ship and can only breathe a mixture of helium and oxygen as normal air will kill them. They do this to stay acclimated to the intense pressures they work in.
0lN5 TIL that the US Postal Inspection Service has a list of members who have died in the line of duty. Half of them have the cause of death listed as “Gunfire”.