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TIL that red foxes can run at speeds of up to 72kmph or 45mph.

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GA7x7 TIL about an obscure Egyptian god named Medjed. The only god depicted as forward facing and having 2 eyes. He also bizarrely gained popularity on the Japanese internet shortly after his discovery.
W84B TIL In a 2012 interview with TheWrap, Morgan Freeman explained his religious views as follows: “It’s a hard question because as I said at the start, I think we invented God. So if I believe in God, and I do, it’s because I think I’m God.”
R5Pgj TIL Humans are not the only species that has discovered agriculture. Ants have been practicing agriculture for at least 50 million years. The domestication of plant, fungus, and animal species by ants is well documented.
v1NGj TIL that while a Danish is the name famously used to refer to the sweet pastry, they're actually called Wienerbrød (Viennese bread) locally because of the Austrian bakers that introduced them to Denmark in the 19th century.
p855A TIL only sunfish use their dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins for propulsion