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TIL that after qualifying for the 5000m Olympic trials in 1928, black athlete Dolphus Stroud had to make his way to Boston on his own. He walked, ran, and hitch-hiked over 12 days, arriving 6 hours before his race. He collapsed due to exhaustion and malnutrition in the 6th lap

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TIL that after qualifying for the 5000m Olympic trials in 1928, black athlete Dolphus Stroud had to make his way to Boston on his own. He walked, ran, and hitch-hiked over 12 days, arriving 6 hours before his race. He collapsed due to exhaustion and malnutrition in the 6th lap

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TIL of Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, who held back a Confederate attack with his artillery during the Battle of Gettysburg. His abdomen was ripped open by shrapnel, but he held in his intestines with his arm and continued directing fire until he died. He was awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later.

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TIL John Quincy Adams was nearly assassinated when George P. Todsen walked up to the White House at night to kill him. He managed to talk him out of it, gave him a job, and remained in contact with him until he died.

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TIL about the Fieldston neighborhood of New York City. Its 1.1 km2 is entirely privately owned, including the streets, sewers, and trees. Once a year, the streets are closed to non-residents to legally qualify the streets as privately owned.

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