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TIL that Abraham Lincoln is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame, having lost just once in 300 matches

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YpNMv TIL about the Tyranny of Small Decisions, a phenomenon where small, individually rational decisions can lead to large and undesirable outcomes, and the irreversible destruction of desired alternatives.
R55Q9 TIL "lemonade" is typically carbonated in the UK, Ireland, Central Europe, and Australia.
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E1QOx TIL that during World War One conditions on the Eastern Front got so bad that wolves would start attacking groups of soldiers leading to a temporary truce between Germans and Russians so they could deal with the wolves attacking them.