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TIL Mario is only "about 24-25 years old", according to his creator Shigeru Miyamoto.

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9wJmG TIL kangaroos can’t walk forward or backward. They are built to jump. They can also move quickly from side to side with amazing agility, but they cannot jump backward because of their thick, muscular tail. Their long feet and heavy tail also make walking impossible, forward or backward
rRE4y TIL that gender reveal parties only became popular after a 2008 blog post, and the blogger now regrets popularizing the idea
xVLQw TIL 80% of Nigerians express a positive opinion of China, making Nigeria the most pro-Chinese country in the world
mxOYY TIL that Julia Child worked in the OSS during WWII. While serving in the OSS she helped develop a shark repellent to keep curious sharks away from underwater explosives. The repellent is still used to this day.
jN8JR TIL that a catholic altar boy born in Boston dropped out of school, came to Jamaica and then join an Ethiopian Zion Church which he further transformed into an international drug network. The organization was later indicted in Florida for smuggling over 100 tons of marijuana.