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TIL that India only has 10 gold medals in their whole Olympic Games history and that 8 of these medals were won in field hockey. Their first individual gold medal was won in 2008 in men's 10m air rifle shooting competition

1 upvotes • Majestic_Bag_9209

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TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later cured and ready to consume food made with the new harvest, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.

1 upvotes • uniyk

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TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later presented with the new harvest and ready to eat it, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.

1 upvotes • uniyk

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TIL that when filming the movie Superman Returns, someone stole some walkie-talkies from the set and proceeded to yell 'action' and 'cut' at random times to mess up various scenes

1 upvotes • Paradoxbox00

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TIL -Theremin - A musical instrument created in 1920s uses electric current as strings

1 upvotes • IntGro0398

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TIL Theremin - a musical instrument uses electric current to play it as strings

1 upvotes • IntGro0398

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TIL that 27% of millennials reported that they have no close friends in a 2019 study

1 upvotes • qwerty1519

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TIL that 27% of millennials reported that they have no close friends in a 2019 study

1 upvotes • [deleted]

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TIL that in Singapore, people who opt out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority list than those who did not opt out.

1 upvotes • realkyliesky

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TIL that the author of Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. Wilbert Awdry, wrote a 156-page compendium titled “The Island of Sodor”. It gave detailed descriptions of hills, rivers and lakes, railways, roads, and the towns and villages Thomas and friends served in.

1 upvotes • R3AL1Z3

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that India only has 10 gold medals in their whole Olympic Games history and that 8 of these medals were won in field hockey. Their first individual gold medal was won in 2008 in men's 10m air rifle shooting competition	1	Majestic_Bag_9209
TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later cured and ready to consume food made with the new harvest, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.	1	uniyk
TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later presented with the new harvest and ready to eat it, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.	1	uniyk
TIL that when filming the movie Superman Returns, someone stole some walkie-talkies from the set and proceeded to yell 'action' and 'cut' at random times to mess up various scenes	1	Paradoxbox00
TIL -Theremin - A musical instrument created in 1920s uses electric current as strings	1	IntGro0398
TIL Theremin - a musical instrument uses electric current to play it as strings	1	IntGro0398
TIL that 27% of millennials reported that they have no close friends in a 2019 study	1	qwerty1519
TIL that 27% of millennials reported that they have no close friends in a 2019 study	1	[deleted]
TIL that in Singapore, people who opt out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority list than those who did not opt out.	1	realkyliesky
TIL that the author of Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. Wilbert Awdry, wrote a 156-page compendium titled “The Island of Sodor”. It gave detailed descriptions of hills, rivers and lakes, railways, roads, and the towns and villages Thomas and friends served in.	1	R3AL1Z3