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TIL Debra Houston set the record for world's oldest soap box derby racer at 59 when she competed at the Soap Box Derby National Championships. At first she just wanted to sign up her grandkids to a racing league to get them out of the house but was urged to race due to her small height and weight.

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QNEPa TIL of the Wild Atlantic Way, a tourist trail running down the west side of Ireland. The trail runs for 2,500km, including Ireland's most northerly and southerly points (Malin Head and Mizen Head).
JDWl TIL that serial killer Ted Bundy took advantage of an obscure Florida law that states that any declaration of marriage in a courthouse with the presence of a judge constitutes a legal marriage. He married during the trial in which he was sentenced to death.
ykra TIL that in 1999 a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned the letter to his widow, who was still alive.
oReRo TIL that to keep young military recruits' attention, the Nazi's tiger tank manual was filled with dirty, jokes, limericks and porn. The manual also contained a big breasted blond character named Elvira, usually sketched in red to more readily jump out of the pages.
9edB TIL that the countries with the highest rates of female in management positions are Russia, Latvia and Indonesia, while the lowest are the US, the UK, Spain, Denmark and Germany