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TIL No woman has broken the 4-minute mile. Faith Kipyegon holds the record at 4:07.64.

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kJ65g TIL Domestic Dogs are the only species to understand pointing gestures!
Brldy TIL The reason Jonathan Frakes has a distinctive way of sitting (known as the Riker maneuver) on The Next Generation is because he injured his back working as a furniture mover. This is also why he leans on chairs and consoles, or has one leg propped up on something.
m10rx TIL Frog saliva is a non-Newtonian fluid. The fluid is initially runny when the frog's tongue first hits its prey helping it spread along the surface of their food. After the initial pressure drops the fluid gets gooier and stickier allowing the prey to be quickly brought into the frog's mouth.
4X0RJ TIL Antarctica once had Trees.
9w4MG TIL: Electronic-sniffing Dogs exist, and are used by law enforcement to assist in electronic storage detection; detecting even the smallest of electronics such as microSD cards.