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TIL that the world record for pull-ups by a woman is held by an Australian woman who did over 7,000 pull ups in 24 hours (7,079) “Moving forward, this literally forces me to question everything that I don’t believe that I can do.”

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VMn08 TIL that crows are as intelligent as a 7 year old child. They have an uncanny memory for human faces. They can hold grudges against some of us—and tell other crows about it, too.
P1Maw TIL In 1942, German submarines sunk a British passenger ship. They surfaced to collect survivors, announced their presence to the allies and sailed under a Red Cross flag. The U-Boats were attacked by allied planes, forcing the submarine to throw all the survivors back into the sea and crash dive.
XE6nX TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world with 56.71% of adults meeting the OECD criteria (adult residents between ages 25 and 64 that have received a tertiary education: two-year or four-year degree or have received an education through a vocational program).
Rwn6 TIL the train scene from Inception was not a CGI. The crew fitted a tractor truck to look like a diesel locomotive and smashed cars with it.
LoZr Today I learned Peter Jackson owns the movie rights to a book series about Dragons in the Napoleonic War