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TIL Coyotes run faster than Roadrunners.

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GAW65 TIL windsocks (like those used at airports and heliports) are often used at industrial buildings that use ammonia as a refrigerant so emergency responders know which areas are downwind if there’s a leak
xVOQ0 TIL between 1963 and 1969 The Beatles won the New Musical Express' Vocal Group of the Year poll six times. Their only defeat in these years was in 1966, when The Beach Boys won instead.
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