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TIL in the King James version of the bible, unicorns are mentioned nine times

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690Nm TIL the fun fact of “Your body has around 100,000 km of capillaries alone, the tiniest of your blood vessels, with a surface area of around 1000 square meters." Is not correct. The real value is closer to 9000 and 19,000 km.
7MrM TIL that a Japanese mathematician independently invented much of calculus
pmnZ TIL in 1738 Jaques de Vaucanson created a mechanical duck that could flap its wings,drink water,digest grain and even defecate. The duck had over 400 moving parts in each wing alone. Vaucanson is credited as having invented the world’s first flexible rubber tube while building the duck’s intestines
Zp5Q TIL that more than 50% of the world has never made or received a phone call.
4DYw TIL since 1940 85% of those who have attempted to break the water speed record have died in the attempt