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TIL That the man who holds the world record for the largest Yo-Yo collection also swam half a mile with his foot in his mouth…

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neL17 TIL Producer Deborah Forte of Scholastic Entertainment says they were inspired to create the Magic School Bus TV show after learning that many girls and minorities were opting out of science at young ages.
R5VZ4 TIL During the American War of Independence, more Americans died as prisoners of war on British prison ships than all of the Revolutionary War engagements combined.
ANKn TIL a Dad ran into the 400m semifinals of an olympic race to help his son finish after he pulled his hamstring.
KYbXG TIL that most firearms deaths in the US are suicides
GKMj TIL: Utah has been giving free homes to homeless people since 2005 which since then made it more cost efficient to help the homeless and cut the chronic homelessness in Utah by 74%.