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TIL MotoGP racers' forearms experience such consistent strain that most racers develop compartment syndrome and undergo surgery to treat it

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0drkA TIL there was an entire recent brutal 2 year war in Tigray Region of Ethiopia with more than half a million people killed.
jjXa TIL Robin Williams called and told jokes to Steven Spielberg every two weeks during the filming of Schindler’s List to cheer him up.
a8mB0 TIL Come On Over by Shania Twain as the biggest-selling studio album by a female solo artist, with over 40 million copies sold worldwide. It also the best-selling album by a Canadian artist, and the world's eighth best-selling album of all time.
XEOw8 TIL the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea is 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall and was intended to be world's tallest hotel but these days it is the tallest unoccupied building in the world
awVr0 TIL Sloths can die of exhaustion when eating too much because they will use up all their energy digesting food in their stomach, before any of the food can provide them with more energy