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TIL about the female jockey who pissed off the NAZI Party by beating six acclaimed SS Officers in Czechoslovakia's biggest horse race, shortly before WWII broke out and Germany invaded the country.

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Z8m84 TIL about the fastest animal on earth relative to size, the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis, whose prey is so fast scientists don't even know what they are, even with the help of high-speed cameras.
9ryB TIL Jasmine rice has a higher Glycemic Index than pure glucose
5YPe9 TIL there has never been an only-child US President. Every president has had atleast one sibling.
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