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TIL you have to run 4+ miles (6.8kms) to burn off the calories from a single can of Coke

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JYQ64 TIL that if you are a driver in the United Kingdom you are required by the law to stop and report to the police if you run over a dog, a horse, a cattle, a pig, a goat, a sheep, a donkey and a mule, but not if you run over a deer, a cat, a badger or a fox.
WkXJ4 TIL that bananas are actually berries, and strawberries and raspberries are not berries at all. I feel betrayed
x64Zk TIL the Azores, the Portugese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic, were likely briefly settled by the Vikings between 700 and 850 AD
mLLE TIL that “biweekly” means BOTH “twice a week” and “every two weeks”
M7KYA TIL the Big Box store concept was pioneered by the Rhode Island based Ann & Hope retailer. The Kmart and Walmart founders, among others, borrowed features for their own stores.