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TIL Cindy Williams left "Laverne & Shirley" because producers insisted she work on her baby's due date.

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8ZKG TIL that the average Bugatti customer has about 84 cars, 3 jets and one yacht
ZpGZB TIL about the speed-duration relationship across the animal kingdom. According to Dr. Mark Burnley's research, humans rank as fairly average competitors overall. For middle-distance, the gold goes to the painted ghost crab, while lizards dominate in ultimate endurance.
KpxR TIL that David Rockefeller, the great grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, at age 101 has recieved 7 heart transplants in his lifetime. More than anyone else alive.
AoJn TIL that over 11,000 untested rape kits dating back to the ‘80s were found in an abandoned Detroit PD storage room. Detroit isn’t the only major city with an egregious backlog–Memphis has over 12,000 untested kits.
nWxNo TIL the highest recorded wind speed on earth was 301 MPH during the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado in Oklahoma. The tornado lasted for 85 minutes and caused $1 billion in damage