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TIL the “foot” has two official lengths in the United States: That of the International Foot and that of the US Survey Foot

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DQdkV TIL Muhammad Ali’s speaking rate slowed 16 percent after his 1977 15-round fight against Ernie Shavers
Z8rrQ TIL in the 1900s the Austerlitz family in Omaha, Lutheran German emigrants, moved to New York City in hopes of finding fortune through their children's vaudeville talents. The son wore a top hat and studied tango, waltz, and other ballroom dances. He would become Fred Astaire.
15VO TIL that R2-D2 was named when George Lucas was dozing off while working on the Star Wars script. The sound editor asked for “Reel 2, Dialog Track 2,” and Lucas awoke momentarily and stated that it was a “great name.”
ydDM TIL Berkeley Univesity used live bear mascots up until 1940.
JY8Bv TIL a pregnant American black bear can give birth without ever emerging from hibernation. She doesn’t even need to rouse herself to care for her young, instead she can nurse her cubs for months by drawing from her reserves of stored fat.