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TIL about Olm a rare salamander one of whom lives in an underwater cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has not moved for 2,569 days (~7 years). The amphibian salamanders, known as olms, are blind and can live up to 100 years. Olms are only motivated to move when they mate, usually every 12.5 years.

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D1vav TIL In LOTR from Bag End to Mt Doom, Frodo travels approximately 1,800 miles in 185 days. That’s an eminently achievable average of 9.73 miles each day. In the Hobbit, Bilbo, on the other hand, travels a total of 950 miles in 172 days — an average of just 5.52 miles per day.