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TIL That the record for the Men’s High Jump hasn’t been broken since 1993. The Women’s record hasn’t been broken since 1987.

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nm6Y TIL that Ben Cohen, co founder of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, cannot smell. The reason the ice cream is characteristically chunky is because in order to compensate for his lack of taste he would add big pieces of fruit to the ice cream to satisfy his need for texture in food.
okNr TIL Daniel Day-Lewis broke down in tears while playing Hamlet in 1989, because he thought he saw the ghost of his own dead father on stage with him. He quit the production and hasn’t been on stage since
xX81 TIL That after a rash of unexplained pay phone thefts, Malaysian authorities discovered fisherman were using them as bait.
LlVV TIL Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. It was originally invented by Antonio Meucci, however he could not afford the $10 to renew his ‘impending patent’. Alexander filed a patent for the idea and Antonio died before legal action could be taken.
kv5d TIL Stephen Colbert And Steve Carell are the voices of The Ambiguously Gay Duo.