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e0NbE TIL that the patron Saint of ice-skaters, got her sainthood after being disabled in an ice-skating accident.
oRm98 TIL "Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat" was an unofficial mascot of the 2000 Summer Olympics. He proved so popular that the Australian Olympic Committee attempted to ban athletes appearing with Fatso to stop him upstaging their official mascots.
xAY0 TIL In 2012, A women pushed a man onto subway tracks and killing him because “He looked Muslim” and wanted to take revenge on 9/11
Gml7 TIL that Marlon Wayans was going to play Robin in Batman Returns (1991). He still earns money for his 2-movie deal, despite never actually appearing as Robin.
N7Rk6 TIL that in 1859 a 2 hour telegraph conversation between Portland and Boston was able to be had without the use of any battery power. This was due to an aurora borealis generating enough electric current in the telegraph wires.