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TIL That COVID-19 is the less of our problems

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nyx9 TIL that for 100m, mens olympic QUALIFYING time (10.18) is faster than the womens World Record (10.49)
p8P7b TIL Cheryl Pierson was being abused by her dad but when he threatened to abuse her sister, 9, she hired a classmate to kill him. The judge was lenient on them both. When Cheryl got out, she wrote a book & the classmate went back to prison to run their college program.
QOe TIL Elvis Presely hated John Lennon because of his anti-war stance
kWZE TIL the deadliest sniper in history was a small farmer from Finland named Simo Häyhä, who got over 500 kills in just over 100 days, used no scope, and survived getting shot in the face with an exploding round.
KYlKE TIL that when Joss Whedon's internet musical miniseries "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" was released on DVD, it featured a commentary track that was also a musical, with entirely new songs performed by the cast and crew.