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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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l7Zga TIL of Steven K. Roberts, considered the earliest Digital Nomad who traveled thousands of miles across America on a bicycle
Oae TIL: When the US Attorney-General asked for the power to prevent people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns, the US Congress answered with a firm “no”.
Rlvl TIL George Clooney has helped fund a satellite that documents and records war atrocities in Africa that would otherwise be ignored.
78Dap TIL that in the 1950s, Las Vegas embraced its proximity to nuclear testing in Nevada. Hotels and casinos marketed "atomic tourism," hosting rooftop viewing parties where guests could sip "atomic cocktails" while watching mushroom clouds rise from bomb tests just 65 miles away.
P1LlZ TIL the UN has each decade's international focus and concerns predecided.