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TIL That Sean Bean is referred to as a “two-legged spoiler”, because he is killed so often in films and shows

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54Zk TIL that US ski jumper Anders Haugen finished 4th at the 1924 Olympics, when 50 years later a Norwegian historian discovered a scoring error was made and Haugen should have gotten the bronze medal, which was handed to him in Norway in 1974 by the daughter of the original bronze medal winner
R5vQa TIL: That after finishing 6th at the 1968 Olympics, Ron Clarke visited his predecessor as the world’s greatest distance runner, Emil Zátopek. When he left for Australia, Zatopek gave him a present to be opened on the plane. It was one of his gold medals with a note saying "because you deserve it."
M7YXA TIL The sections of the Great Wall of China built during the Ming Dynasty (14th-17th century) were built using sticky rice mortar, which was made with a mix of sticky rice porridge and slaked lime. It has high adhesive strength, sturdiness, waterproofing capability, and prevents weeds from growing.
p8OyN TIL Mussolini called Hitler's Mein Kampf "a boring tome that I have never been able to read" and said Hitler's views were "little more than commonplace clichés"
yVrgM TIL that plasma used to cut steel plate is hotter than the surface of the sun.