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TIL that a NYT article written one day before the assassination of Iranian General Qassim Suleimani, described the act almost down to the wire.

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5V0Yp TIL the popular fact "your blood vessels put together is long enough to go around the Earth 2.5 times (100,000 kms)" is false, as the numbers used by the first scientist to study this were way off. The actual length is only around 9000-19000 kms based on an updated study.
nW7db TIL that drinking a four-ounce shot of vanilla extract is equivalent to doing four shots of vodka
xVBx5 TIL Harvard invented the college interview and evaluation of extracurricular activities to weed out Jews in the selection process.
70Ar TIL a stray dog followed a Swedish racing team through the Amazonian jungles and rivers to complete a 430-mile (688 km) race, just because one of the team members had given it a meat ball during one of the earlier halts.
R5xj1 TIL that the current world record holder for men's marathon died at age 24.