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TIL humans are the best long distance runners on the planet

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PYKlO TIL Johnny Carson Craved Time Alone So Much His $80 Million Home Had Only 1 Bedroom.
lo78G TIL China's past presidents all failed to fully master the official language of Putonghua, which literally means "common speak." China's original reformist leader, Deng Xiaoping, spoke with a thick Sichuanese dialect that some found difficult to follow
7JaL TIL that concrete was poured into an ant colony, and then excavated. It spanned 50 sq meters underground, and went 8 meters deep.
W7BJ9 TIL My 8x great grandfather was one of the few individuals in the Americas executed by the capital punishment of the breaking wheel in front of the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 7, 1757.
x587 TIL Darth Vader has only nine minutes of screen time in Star Wars: A New Hope.