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TIL 84% of American vegetarians return to eating meat

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kL8m TIL that In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead. He suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
G8NG TIL that before becoming an actor, Jason Statham competed in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in diving, and also sold fake jewelry to make ends meet early in his modelling career.
VMgXp TIL After a certain depth under water your lungs are compressed to a point where you are no longer buoyant and will sink to the bottom unless you have something to hold on to
GYLG7 TIL the real "Last Samurai" was not American, but French. Here's the story of Jules Brunet
R58ka TIL of the Locked-in syndrome, a rare disorder of the nervous system. People with locked-in syndrome are: Paralyzed except for the muscles that control eye movement. Conscious (aware) and can think and reason, but cannot move or speak