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TIL our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with: men’s pace slows down by an average of 7% when walking w/ female partners they’re interested in; women walking together move the slowest; & men walking w/ male friends moved at speeds faster than either man’s preferred walking speed.

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4ngo TIL that a pigeon skeleton found in a chimney was carrying a WW2 code which GCHQ were unable to decrypt. Code is included in text.
ND9E TIL except for the dutch all current european monarchs (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK) are descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX (Denmark). At the start of WW1 their grandchildren occupied the thrones of Germany, Russia, the UK and 5 other countries.
awGBo TIL that Charles Crocker who was a rich railroad tycoon in the 1800’s built a 40 foot tall spite fence to block the sunlight from getting into his neighbors house because they wouldn’t sell their land that he needed to complete his mansion next door and led to a 26 year feud.
VBWOm TIL that Phoenix is the most populated state capital and Montpelier is the least in the USA. The Arizona capital has over two hundred times the population of Vermont’s capital.
oBKpE TIL the Japanese Imperial Family has a staff of more than 1,000 people (47 servants per royal). 30 gardeners, 25 chefs, 40 chauffeurs as well as 78 builders, plumbers and electricians. The Emperor has four doctors on standby 24 hours a day, five men manage his wardrobe and 11 assists in Shinto rites