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TIL that the Gilligan’s Island cast members were patterned after the 7 deadly sins. But Sherwood Schwartz, the creator, didn’t admit it until years later in book he wrote about the show.

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BrwRL TIL former US president Grover Cleveland was nicknamed "Big Steve." This was because he was fat.
rNR0e TIL the Greek orator Demosthenes was said to treat his speech impediment by talking with pebbles in his mouth and shouting above the roar of the ocean waves.
Ypm8d TIL: Weightlifter Chua Koon Siong fainted for seven minutes after smashing his face with the barbell during his first lift at the 1981 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship. Still bleeding, he completed his remaining lifts and won the gold medal with a final lift of 137.5 kg.
deX8 TIL during World War 1, feminists and suffragettes handed out white feathers to shame men into enlisting in the army and lobbied for instituting an involuntary draft of men, including those who lacked votes due to being too young or not owning property.
8lxP TIL that Orthodox Jews say a prayer after defecation thanking god for having an Anus and for the ability to use it.