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TIL a grown cat can jump between 5-8 times it's height. That would be the equivalent of human ability to jump from the ground up to 3rd or 4th floor!

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W7MPo TIL that 40,000 people gathered in Texas in 1896 to watch 2 trains intentionally collide, which unexpectedly exploded, killing and injuring multiple attendees
JXPm TIL that the Soyuz 11 depressurised 168km above the earch killing the 3 man crew. It was not found that they were dead until the re-entry vehicle was opened, the ground crew even attempted CPR on the crew members even though they had been dead for hours.
nedOr TIL that the correlation between kids spending time indoors reading books and poor eyesight is due to Vitamin D deficiency.
b67P9 TIL Circus Maximus, a horseracing track in ancient Rome, was large enough to host over 150,000 people in the audience. For comparison, Wembley Stadium can seat around 90,000.
aBL9 TIL A Spanish judge has ruled that women can be charged more for driving lessons because “men were better drivers”