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TIL that over 75% of girls who compete in cross country and track slow down after age 14, often peaking at age 12-13 before plateauing and declining.

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DQKag TIL It is estimated that Australia hosts 66 venomous species, ranking beneath countries such as Brazil (with 79 species) and Mexico (with 80). But if it’s the amount of venom in those creatures that counts.
Adjg TIL Cuba has a 99.7% literacy rate
7k8b TIL a man called 68 fast food restaurants claiming to be a cop and convinced the restaurant manager to strip teenage employees. He convinced one manager to slap the buttocks of the victim. McDonald’s publicly blamed the victims.
Q4N6 TIL that Waldo of “Where’s Waldo” fame’s real name is actually Wally and is only called Waldo in the US and Canada.
MDK0 TIL the soundtrack to ‘O Brother, Where art thou?’ is certified 8 times platinum.