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nWwEd TIL that the 1928 Summer Olympics was the first to allow women to race in the 800m, but after media coverage claimed women couldn’t handle the race, it was removed from the Olympics for 32 years, only returning in 1960.
P1Mwg TIL that Newborn babies are partially blind because they can only see the world in black and white with shades of grey and more than that they can only can only see objects which are 8 - 12 inches away infront of their face
b6mOj TIL that a Florida attorney, E.E. Calloway, believed that the area around Florida’s Torreya State Park was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden and created a tourist attraction where people could tour the site. He also believed the torreya trees in the park were used to build Noah’s Ark.
JYaAv TIL an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.
KYRGJ TIL the actor who played Dr. Hammond in Jurassic Park is David Attenborough's brother.