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TIL 3 of the 4 members of Imagine Dragons are named Daniel. (Wayne Sermon’s real first name is Daniel)

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oBRWY TIL that without oceans, complex earth-like life is unlikely to evolve because oceans ensure stability of surface temperatures between extremes
nedPb TIL Bruce Lee could deliver a blow in 5/10 of a second from a distance of one meter (and 8/10 of a second from a meter and a half). It's 1/20 of the time it takes for a person to blink. At the time the standard cameras couldn't cope with the speed of Bruce's blows. His strikes were not visible.
oBwVL TIL that up to 1921, the winners of the previous year's Championship at Wimbledon were automatically granted byes into the final round. This led to many winners retaining their titles in successive years, as they were able to rest while their opponent competed from the start of the tournament.
WKmN TIL Wendy’s Frosty is actually a mixture of chocolate and vanilla flavors. This was because Dave Thomas thought that 100% chocolate would be too overpowering a flavor when paired with a Wendy’s burger and fries meal.
YBaG TIL ancient Nubian mummies were found to have the modern antibiotic Tetracycline in their bones. They got it from beer.