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TIL the band Limp Bizkit holds the record for the largest first-week album sales in rock music since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking album sales in 1991.

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wLDR7 TIL US hospitals originally banned the newly discovered techniques of cleaning surgical tools to prevent infections
XEAe8 TIL that the world's fastest land animal was named Sarah, a South African cheetah who, at age 11, ran 100m in 5.95 seconds (or 61 mph). She lived in the Cincinnati Zoo and passed away at 15 years of age in 2016.
d8pxZ TIL that kangaroos have 3 vaginas
Ol64 TIL of Amelia Dyer who is one of the most prolific serial killers in history and is estimated to have killed 200-400 children
a8ERA TIL the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a distress signal. When grass blades are cut, they release green leaf volatiles (GLVs).It alerts the plant to damage so it can mobilize repair. GLVs are also airborne messages warning neighboring plants of danger.