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TIL that Bruce Lee’s famous one-inch punch was a demonstration of biomechanics, allowing him to generate significant force from minimal distance.

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kOea5 TIL Jonathan; a Tortoise Living on St. Helena, is the oldest confirmed living terrestrial animal on Earth. He is 186. When he was born George Washington had only been dead 33 years...and Abraham Lincoln was 22 years old.
1aLM4 TIL: El Salvador has the highest per capital consumption of Worcestershire sauce in the world
mNKp TIL The U.S. Congress has introduced a bill stating ALL persons between the ages of 18 and 25 are obligated to serve in the military for 2 years in the event of either a declaration of war or national emergency.
8ewoa TIL the idea of machines gaining full consciousness and overthrowing humanity goes back all the way to 1863
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