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TIL the world record for long-distance archery is held by a guy with no arms.

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LXe9 TIL Oil consumption is now below 1995 levels and the US is moving away from oil
4k4Dw TIL: In Japan train conductors, drivers and station staff use a system called "Pointing-and-Calling". Each step in a given task is reinforced physically and audibly to ensure the step is both complete and accurate. This has reduced workplace errors by up to 85 percent.
R5RV1 TIL the Old State House in Boston USA, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, was slated for demolition in 1800’s. It was preserved in its original site only because Chicago threatened to transport it brick by brick and make it a National Monument there instead.
Bg7Gr TIL that the turkey (bird) got its name out of a mistaken belief that it was an unrelated bird species, which was itself also mistakenly believed to come from Turkey.
R7rVj TIL it's been found that spiders, in part, store their memories and cognitive abilities in their webs. Destroying a web partially erases a spider's memory.