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OG9aX TIL although she suffered several injuries, a Virginia skydiver survived hitting the ground at 80mph after falling over 13K feet when her parachute failed to open. Her reserve did deploy, but it made her main parachute pop out also & when the 2 parachutes separated, it dragged her down in a spiral.
nWEpB TIL of the competitive sport of Hobby Horsing. Competitors compete in events such as Show Jumping, Dressage, Freestyle and Time trials.
EVBP TIL The genetic record suggests humans are only one of at least 16 upright-walking apes that have lived over the last 5-6 million years and we almost went extinct 70,000 years ago when our numbers dropped to around 2,000 individuals.
LkkEP TIL That JFK had a younger sister, Rosemary, who received a lobotomy which made her unable to walk or speak. This was his and his brother's main motivation for all they did for individuals with special needs.
4XyPJ TIL that some birds spread fire by carrying lit sticks in order to find food