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TIL The pronghorn (American antelope) is the fastest land mammal in the Americas, with running speeds of up to 88.5 km/h (55 mph).

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QNWkp TIL the CFA franc, originally known Franc of the French Colonies in Africa, is still the currency of 14 African nations.
x65Kw TIL Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, was an avid fisherman in his retirement. When President Eisenhower, who considered him the most instrumental Allied leader in Hitler's defeat, learned this he had him sent a set of fishing tackle. Zhukov used it exclusively, for the rest of his life.
OXGg TIL that the Sinclair Method is 80% effective in 90 clinical trials at treating alcohol addiction, much more effective in the long term to the 12 Step Method from AA.
XGxQ TIL Russians smile less compared to many other people in the world, due in large part to a popular Russian proverb: “A smile without reason is a sign of idiocy.” (See #9)
Y7DBB TIL that in 1966, a boy unknowingly caused an ecological crisis by smuggling and releasing three Giant African Land Snails in Miami, leading to a costly, $1 million, decade-long eradication campaign.