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TIL: An individual horse has a peak power output of 14.9 horsepower

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6EKNY TIL that in the 1904 Olympics marathon various competitors were high and/or mildly poisoned, a competitor came out in 4th after stopping to eat apples and take a nap, and the first black African to compete in the Olympic games ran 2 kilometers out of the course because he was being chased by dogs.
W54A TIL Western Illinois University has correctly predicted the president every election cycle since 1975.
D1MBY TIL that so many cartel swift boats are slamming the West Coast that vessel-recovery services contracted by US Customs have stopped auctioning "pangas" for fear of replenishing cartel fleets.
rRV04 TIL that Kazakhstan is the only country in the world that births more women than men (15k population limit)
yQLQe TIL “E pluribus unum” (Latin for "Out of many, one" and in use since 1776) was replaced by Congress in 1956 with “In God we trust” as the official motto of the USA.