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TIL 44% of Americans can’t swim

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ol8W TIL A biker gang provides protection to sexually abused/abused children, that are too scared or hurt from the abuse, they’ve helped many kids and most gain the confidence to testify in court. They are all volunteers and put up to 20 hours a week in it.
oRdEY TIL One "horsepower" is the amount of power a horse can generate on average over an entire day and a 1 horse can actually output upto 15 horsepower.
j7yp TIL: Someone purchased John Lennon’s teeth for $30,500 in hopes to clone him in the future.
kJpZg TIL that Neil Patrick Harris and John Cena auditioned to be the voice of Ron Stoppable in Disney's hit show Kim Possible. Both were rejected with Cena's voice being noted as 'not standing out'.
WX5o TIL Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a collectible. The package was an empty plastic shell with nothing inside, and was originally intended as an April Fool’s joke.