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TIL first female boxer, first ever elevator & first black athlete to win Olympic gold

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gM1NX TIL there is a German man who was born in 1905 (when Germany was still ruled by Emperors), was 12 at the end of WWI, 40 at the end of WWII, 84 at the fall of the Berlin Wall, and is still alive at 113 years old.
Z8dNa TIL that "Dak Runners" of old Bengal used to carry mails running at intervals of eight miles. They had to face all sorts of risks, hazards and hardships in carrying mails through jungles, hills and deserts
doyK TIL the morning of Super Bowl XLI, Don Mischer asked Prince if he would be ok to perform in the rain. Prince responded simply, “Can you make it rain harder”?
xVEoD TIL - An American woman lost all her teeth due to fluoride poisoning from tea. She'd been having a pitcher of ice tea made with 100-150 bags every day for 17 years.
m1g6y TIL Kobe Bryant scored 60 points against the Utah Jazz in his last NBA game, outscoring the entire Jazz team 23–21 in the 4th quarter. Bryant became the oldest player to score 60 or more points in a game at 37 years and 234 days old.