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TIL no woman has ever run a sub-4 minute mile

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N7BnN TIL that Dalmatians are the official firehouse dog because, in the 1700's, they would run alongside horse-drawn carriages keeping pace, even at full sprint, and protect the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook them.
VwrD TIL that there was a submarine named the USS Kamehameha.
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