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TIL every single Miss America winner since 1960 is still alive

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vPZV8 TIL In the past, Chinese orphanages were full of healthy girls due to the strict one-child policy and the common preference for boys. Now, Chinese authorities estimate that 98 percent of abandoned children have disabilities, both mild to severe
Zp7rQ TIL that the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the longest certified running race. The race distance is the distance from the west to the east coast of the US, plus 11 marathons.
0wY4y TIL: Rural Indiana lore has long claimed that much of the world's first-ever Ferris wheel was recycled and made into a bridge by farmer J.D. Dunn. Dissenting opinion says the salvaged metal came from the world expos of either 1893 or 1904.
wLne8 TIL it is more important to eat less than exercise, if you want to lose weight
6lem TIL after President Garfield was shot during an assassination attempt in 1881, he was kept alive for several days through rectal feeding, and was even given drams of whisky via his butt. The Dr who treated him was named Dr Doctor.