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TIL Eddie Izzard ran 47 marathons in 52 days with only 5 weeks of training

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wLm8 TIL: Printer ink costs over seven times more than Dom Perignon vintage champagne per millilitre.
KOPPG TIL that Shell Shock may not be wholly psychological, but caused by concussive damage to the brain. Distinctive honeycomb lesions have been found on soldiers' brains who had survived IED blasts. These lesions "may help explain why some veterans... have problems putting their lives back together."
lrEA TIL Dolphins call each other by “name”.
nearG TIL most vegetables retain more nutrients from microwaving than any other form of cooking, and therefore microwaving is the healthiest way to cook your veggies
loNAV TIL that Tolkien’s original version of the Dark Lord Sauron in Lord of the Rings was a giant black cat....“Tevildo the prince of cats”