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TIL that the International Olympic Committee is in cahoots with WADA to hide Chinese doping scandals

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OGkxe TIL Theremin - a musical instrument uses electric current to play it as strings
Mw0m TIL That Leonardo da Vinci claimed to have dissected more than 30 people in his pursuit to further understand human anatomy, and his more than 240 detailed drawings and over 13,000 words of observations revealed many then unknown characteristics of our bodies. However, all this remain unpublished.
EYyW TIL Eminem’s mother sued him for $10 million over alleged slander about her in “The Slim Shady LP.” She won $1,600 in damages.
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