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TIL when coughing, people can expel saliva at speeds faster than a train (800 km/h). Solid objects at this speed could even break a rib.

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mxMdx TIL that when Greek Runner Konstantinos Kenteris won gold at the 2000 Olympics for the 200-metre dash, he was the first Greek athlete to win an Olympic sprint since Dionysius of Alexandria in 269 AD.
wLxBJ TIL in 1992 a Canadian lady by the name of Gisele Jubinville patented the design for a fitted sheet that wouldn't slip off the mattress in the night, and subsequently sold the rights for over a million dollars.
l7l77 TIL despite little to no mention in the Bible, King Herod's Palace Fortress was a mere 6km from Bethelem (place of Jesus Christ's birth). King herod was known for his brutal reign and magnificent construction projects. I discovered it while working on a historical diorama for my local church.
9YL8G TIL the flag of Zeeland in the Netherlands has a lion in the waves and represents the region's constant struggle against the ocean
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