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TIL the Ancient Olympics were held at least 293 times (1,169 years) consecutively — from 776 BC to 393 AD — nearly 10 times longer than the Modern Olympics have been running (since 1896).

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 4:55 pm

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TIL in Waco Texas, 1916, a black 17 year old was severely mutilated and burned alive while 10-15,000 people watched and cheered. One man held his young son on his shoulder so he could see.

by whatilearned May 23, 2023, 4:34 pm

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TIL the French bulldog is now the top purebred dog of USA. Beating the labrador retriever that held the title for 31 years.

by whatilearned May 18, 2023, 8:16 pm

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TIL in 1973 two players for the New York Yankees held a press conference to announce they were swapping families with each other (wives, children and their dogs)

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 3:34 am

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TIL that clowns go back as far as 2400 BC and traditionally the roles of priests and clowns have been held by the same persons.

by whatilearned May 6, 2023, 2:36 pm

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TIL of the Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition, a spring event held in Hong Kong where participants climb a tower made of steamed buns. The climber who collects the most buns wins

by whatilearned April 30, 2023, 8:29 pm

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TIL There is a Guinness world record for the longest amount of time needed to create an official government. It is held by Belgium. It took Belgian politicians 541 days to form an official government.

by whatilearned April 25, 2023, 10:36 am

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TIL legendary footballer Lionel Messi’s first contract was written on a restaurant napkin during a meeting with FC Barcelona executives. That napkin is now held in a safe in the Credit Andorra bank.

by whatilearned April 23, 2023, 1:38 pm

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TIL about the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race held in 1968-69. Of the 9 participants: 4 retired before leaving the Atlantic Ocean, one retired after Cape Horn, one sank, one committed suicide, one abandoned it, and only one completed the race

by whatilearned April 23, 2023, 11:20 am

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TIL Druids were exempt from taxes, military service, and were held in such high esteem they could stop battles between warring armies.

by whatilearned April 18, 2023, 5:28 pm

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Soviet joke: A regional Communist Party meeting is held to celebrate the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.

by cringeyjokesman April 11, 2023, 10:59 am

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TIL of Caratacus who held off the Romans for ten years, using hit and run tactics. Finally he was betrayed and taken prisoner by the Romans, but gave such an eloquent speech, that Emperor Claudius set him free.

by whatilearned April 1, 2023, 1:15 pm

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