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TIL A horse’s heart can weigh more than 7kg and beat at 240 BPM

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kWw7 TIL in Idaho, at least 12 children of faith healers have died as a result of medically-preventable conditions since 2011 but as of November 2014 no charges have been filed. Idaho’s religious exemption law describes prayer as a spiritual “treatment” that can act as a legal substitute for medical care
pOdA TIL of James Allan Ward. In WW2, the right wing of his Wellington bomber was set afire by a german fighter. He took a canvas cover, crawled onto the wing in mid-flight and put the fire out. His plane landed safely back in Great Britain.
jNkxE TIL the word gadzooks comes from "God's hooks", referring to the nails that attached Jesus to the cross.
Z8QGG TIL that pillow fights were banned at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2015 after 30 people were injured.
nePBo TIL that there is a world record for weirdest diet, the diet included 18 bicycles and a few TV sets