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TIL that a researcher called Celia Sanchez-Ramos invented a biometric system that authenticates identity through the cornea instead of through the retina, which can allow for an identity match in under a second

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ZleD TIL that a North Korean man holds the world record for the clean and jerk in the 56kg event. He became only the fifth man to ever clean and jerk three times his own body weight. He won gold in the 2012 Summer Olympic games with this feat.
mxlGY TIL College football player Jake Butt won the “Tight End of the Year” award 2 years back to back.