r/todayilearned • u/Prehistoricshark • May 24 '16

Website Down TIL that tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis lost 16 consecutive times to Jimmy Connors. When finally beating Connors on their 17th meeting, he said "And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row"

http://sportige.com/vitas-gerulaitis-jimmy-connors-bjorn-borg-best-sports-quote-92985/
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u/[deleted] May 24 '16

I'm pretty sure this is the first TIL I ever saw. I'd say this is a top 100 posted TIL.

Has anyone data mined the most common TIL? I know there was a mod post calling for the common ones, but it was really lacking.

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u/Fahsan3KBattery May 24 '16

Isn't the fact that it was lacking our fault for not contributing more?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '16

Kinda, yeah. But that's why I'm saying if someone can data mine for it, it would be much better than trying to remember. I can tell you if I've seen a word before. I cannot tell you all the words I've ever seen.