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TIL that before the 1872 photo series 'Horse In Motion' no one knew how horses move their legs in gallop as it is too fast to see with the naked eye. Before then they were frequently painted with their legs stretched out at both ends which is not in fact a part of any horse gait.

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Q6b9 TIL of King Kamehameha the Great who was the founder and the first ruler of the Hawaiian islands. Akira Toriyama immortalized his name by giving to one of the most widely used attacks in DBZ.
AN9xl TIL many US universities have branded faculty positions. Examples include "Coca Cola distinguished professor of marketing" at University of Arizona and "Taco Bell distinguished professor of hotel and restaurant administration" at Washington State
b6EEp TIL Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was reportedly killed by a tortoise dropped by an eagle that mistook his bald head for a rock, while he was staying outdoors to avoid a prophecy that he would die "by the fall of a house."
XEKyj TIL that the US has only ever lost 5 Olympic Basketball games, with a win rate of 96.5 percent.
QZ1p TIL in 2012 an artist dressed up as the Hamburglar and biked around New York City throwing partially-eaten McDonald’s cheeseburgers at bystanders. The artist said he wanted it to be “one of those little things that messes up your whole day.”