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TIL that an older woman of 70, Chau Smith, ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

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4X8jX TIL Humans can survive indefinitely on a diet of just potatoes and butter
4kp1a TIL Anthony Daniels, who endured years of discomfort in the C-3PO costume, was so annoyed by Alan Tudyk (Rogue One) playing K-2SO in the comfort of a motion-capture suit that he cursed at Tudyk. Tudyk later joked that a "fuck you" from Daniels was among the highest compliments he had ever received.
VMEdG TIL that 2 knights flirting with 2 French princesses were found guilty of lèse majesté. They were castrated and then either drawn, flayed alive, covered by lead in fusion, broken on a wheel, beheaded and hanged. Both princesses had their heads shaven and jailed for life.
BrwJD TIL Siamese cats have their coloration due to the enzyme tyrosinase being mutated to be ineffective at body temperature but active in the tails feet ears and face where it’s cooler and can produce the dark pigment.
BgvBD TIL I learned the CIA directly influences the production of movies and Hollywood since 1946