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TIL a horse produces about 15 horsepower. Elite human athletes like Usain Bolt can produce about 3.5hp at their peak.

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j6BvX TIL actress Catherine Russell has only missed four performances (to attend siblings' weddings) as the lead in the off-Broadway play Perfect Crime since it opened in 1987. She holds the world record for most performances as the same character in a play with over 13,800.
6EvQJ TIL that ketchup was origionally not made with tomatoes and that there are still mutiple kinds of ketchup, including walnut, mushroom, mango, and banana ketchup still sold today.
wRr8 TIL during MKUltra the CIA roofied their own agents: “surprise acid trips became something of an occupational hazard among CIA operatives”.
kQrE TIL that in the late 1950s, China’s government began a campaign to kill millions of sparrows because they ate crops. As a result, there was a huge increase in crop-eating insects, which led to a severe famine.
8NJX TIL An 8 foot tall Lego man named “Ego Leonard”, has mysteriously been found washing up on beaches worldwide since 2007. Ego Leonard always bears the phrase “No Real Than You Are” on his chest.