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TIL Michael Phelps’ body produces half the normal amount of lactic acid of his competitors. Causing his body to fatigue much slower.

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VGKG TIL that the name ‘Idaho’ isn’t actually based off of anything, it was basically just made up by a man named George M. Willing
Pagn TIL Andre the Giant, being too large for school buses, had to be driven to school by playwright Samuel Beckett, his neighbor.
9w4yD TIL: Animals who inherit money from their owners are subject to pay death taxes just like everyone else
j6PrE TIL under rare circumstances, it is possible for human sperm to travel up the fallopian tube, through the ovarian tissue, and penetrate the wall of an intact ovarian follicle to reach the ovum and fertilize the egg before ovulation occurs
VBpp0 TIL that despite their massive bodies, gorilla penises are smaller than human (erect length ~ 6 cm)