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TIL in the Paris 2024 Olympics' women’s street skateboarding the gold winner was 14 y/o, silver 15 y/o and bronze 16 y/o

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wL06 TIL Bats hang upside down because the weight of the bat pulls on tendons that hold the feet closed.
e08Kb TIL the author of 'Black Like Me' had to flee the country with his entire family due to the severity of death threats he received.
OGJm7 TIL that people are hired to mourn at funerals. These guys are known as professional mourners, as they possess the skill to cry and scream, portraying a deep sense of grief as if they were personally affected by the loss.
Y7dbW TIL that Marjorie Fleming (1803–1811), a Scottish child writer and poet admired by Robert Louis Stevenson, is notable for a diary she kept during the last 18 months of her life. She died of meningitis a month short of her ninth birthday. Her manuscripts are held in the National Library of Scotland.
neLKW TIL Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code, generated criticism when it was first published for inaccurate description of core aspects of Christianity and descriptions of European art, history, and architecture. Even with negative reviews and protests, the book is one of the highest selling books ever