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TIL more people own a phone than a toothbrush

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81y8 TIL Shirley Henderson, the girl who played 11 year old Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter, was the oldest actor to portray a student, being 45 years old.
p8ZRb TIL that The Japanese marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri lost consciousness while taking a break during the 1912 Olympic marathon in Stockholm. In 1967 the Swedes invited him to return and finish the race. His final time was 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.
YpO9d TIL of ‘The third place’ which is a social surrounding seperate from home and work. It’s said that these places are vital for establishing a sense of place , and getting out of the social isolation routine.
xxB5 TIL that in 2005, a wheelchair-bound woman won a treadmill on ‘The Price is Right"
XZVX TIL Lightning is essential for life on Earth because it creates Nitrates that fertilize plants.