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TIL All giant pandas are owned by china irrespective of their birthplace

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DDvJ TIL that when snakes slither, they’re actually lifting parts of their body off the ground a tiny amount, and are effectively “walking” on their coils. Even accounting for this, mathematical models of snake movement can only account for ~90% of their top speed, the final ~10% being a mystery
Z8JNQ TIL the large house that Forrest Gump lives in was built entirely for the movie. After filming finished, the house had to be knocked down as it didn't meet building regulations. The drive leading to the house (run Forrest run) is still there and has barely changed.
5V0rB TIL a fish-powered boat goes 1mph
4A5N TIL that audio experts could not tell the difference between $100 Monster speaker cables and cables made from soldering together old coat hangers
lonW1 TIL in 1976, a mule named Lord Fauntleroy beat 200 horses in the 3,500-mile Great American Horse Race. Along the way, Norton, the mule’s rider, would often stop to help other riders, beat everyone by 10 hours, and retired with the $25,000 prize while calling himself the “Great American Horseman.”