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TIL that there is a strong positive correlation between how fast someone walks and the population of the city that they're from. If a city is 10x larger than another, people will walk 24% faster on average.

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b9V1N TIL a large lunar rock nicknamed Big Bertha, found by Apollo 14 astronauts, is likely a terrestial meteorite. It bears remarkable similarity to zircon found on Earth and dissimilarity to other lunar samples. It is also the third largest lunar rock sample retrieved, measuring at 8.998 kilograms.
71MM TIL: Alaska has the highest rape rate in the U.S… 80 rapes per 100k.
9Q7m TIL The Araucana Chicken is also called the “Easter Egg Chicken” because it lays natural blue, green, pink, and brown eggs.
L4or TIL the Texas capitol once held a poll to rename their waste disposal department. The winning entry was ‘The Fred Durst Society of the Humanities and Arts.’
5VrLn TIL the use of OMG is over a hundred years old