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TIL that John Lithgow’s childhood babysitter was Coretta Scott King (wife of Martin Luther King Jr. and a hugely accomplished activist in her own right)

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R5vr4 TIL The Battle of the Somme was humouristically called the "Great Fuck Up" by soldiers of WW1
wLRB8 TIL that the human foot is uniquely advantageous for endurance running. Having entirely front-facing and short toe length decreases the amount of mechanical work required to push off the ground, thereby reducing the metabolic cost.
ldJA TIL there’s a town in Norway (Rjukan) that’s in shadow for three full months of the year. As a result, townspeople have built giant mirrors on the mountainside to reflect natural light on their homes.
6E0XZ TIL that for the past two years it is no longer criminal in Canada to challenge somebody to a duel, accept a challenge to a duel or provoke somebody to challenge another person to a duel.
d88nZ Doctors still don’t know what causes it, or how to stop it