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TIL The Rarámuri people of northwestern Mexico are the world's finest endurance runners. Distances up to 435 miles (700km) without rest are on record, and running 200 miles (320km) or more is commonplace. They do this in rough mountainous terrain in sandals or completely barefoot.

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XE1JP TIL in 2011 Nicolas Cage woke up in his Orange County house in the middle of the night to find a naked man, wearing Cage’s leather jacket, and eating a Fudgesicle in front of his bed. The man was arrested by police, but Cage didn’t press charges.
KYbvB TIL That Rosa Parks sued Outkast in 1999 for defamation
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