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TIL Horseshoe crabs have saved more human lives than all other animals put together

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8eGMV TIL Olympic hurdles for sprint in athletics are 23 cm (9 in) higher for men (107 cm / 3.5 feet) than for women (84 cm / 2.75 feet), though men are only 7.5 cm (3 in) to 15.5 cm (6 in) higher in average than women for most countries.
5lan TIL… In 1882, Robert Ford killed the outlaw Jesse James in order to collect the reward… only to find out that he would immediately be charged for first degree murder.
9p7D TIL on 9/11 Canada landed 33k US bound passengers and 239 aircraft in what is known as Operation Yellow Ribbon. Locals then housed and fed the strangers for days afterward.
x6PJw TIL about WTR (Waist to Thigh Ratio) which accurately predicts Type 2 Diabetes.
epDGJ TIL that flying insects make up less than 5% of a wild Venus Flytraps diet