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TIL while a racehorse might briefly outpace an average ostrich in a very short sprint, the ostrich’s superior endurance and consistent speed means it would win in a longer race

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W7Eg4 TIL of Wouter Basson, aka 'Dr Death', former head of the South Africa Secret Services’ biological and chemical program ‘Project Coast’ from 1981 to 1995, that introduced drugs into SA to chemically suppress the black population. Charged but acquitted of human rights violations, including murder.
e076D TIL that a high school in Baltimore has implemented mindfulness in their school and they have seen a dramatic decrease in suspensions and fights and an increase in attendance and GPA by replacing things like detention with a Mindful Moment Room.
0dg65 TIL about a firefighter who confessed to deliberately setting 30 fires so that he could earn overtime pay
N71L8 TIL gorillas usually weigh between 300-500 pounds (136-227 kg), with the heaviest gorilla ever recorded massing 589 pounds (267 kg), and the most overweight captive gorilla only ever reached 683 pounds (310 kg). There is no such thing as an "800 pound gorilla," it never existed.
yKX8 TIL that the Ancient Romans had a festival in which the Slaves and Slave Owners would switch places.