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TIL that Tony Hawk has an I.Q. of 144

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R7Qj TIL more people have orbited around the moon (24) than have pitched a perfect game (23)
yQVDv The fastest side wheelie lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a car is 45 minutes and 59.11 seconds and was achieved by Han Yue (China) in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on 3 November 2016. At the time of achieving this record, Han Yue was also the record holder for tightest gap driven through by two cars on two wheels and most donuts (spins) around a car driving on two wheels in one minute.
9jZX TIL of Francis P Hammerberg. During salvage efforts in Pearl Harbor, two Navy Divers became trapped when a piece of wreckage collapsed. By tunneling through 20’ of mud and steel he saved both men but became trapped himself in the wreckage. He died 18 hours later and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
VGep TIL A man named John Harrison has a job tasting ice cream. He has tasted samples of over 200 million gallons of ice cream and his taste buds are insured for $1 million
jN1M TIL there is a list with hundreds of facts that could make the front page of r/todayilearned.