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TIL: That a worm can travel up to 73 meters per hour

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R74Y7 TIL of the Ibrahim Prize. a $5 million payout plus $200,000 per year given to African leaders who were democratically elected and left office after their term was up as part of their criteria. For 7 of the 12 years it was offered, it was never awarded to anyone
rNQY0 TIL There is a natural nuclear fission reactor that has been operating for about 2 billion years in Oklo
x6KJB TIL That in the UK School Systems An A is Actually The Grade Range of 75-100%, versus the US Where It’s 90-100%.
9VoB TIL that the urban legend of carrots giving night vision was invented as a cover-up by the British RAF in WWII. They were able to shoot down German planes at night using radar; rather than letting the enemy know about their technology, they claimed it was carrots that gave the gunners night vision
1aL67 TIL Pablo Picasso's son Claude was a photographer in New York City when his father died. At the time, he had experienced a period of estrangement from his father due to his mother's memoir "Life with Picasso". He later established the "Picasso Administration" to look after copyright