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TIL humans are the best long distance runners on the planet

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5VWQP TIL about Lind-mania and Jenny Lind. A famous mid 19th century singer who was courted by Hans Christian Anderson, toured the US promoted by PT Barnum, had her face printed on 2 dollar bills, had a US Warship named after her, and more...
4XkZw TIL that the World Bank stopped tracking inflation in Zimbabwe in November 2008, when it reached 79.6 billion percent. One year later, the country abandoned its currency. The exchange rate at the time was $35 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars to $1 USD.
pEZQ TIL that if you keep smelling something that is not really there, you may be experiencing the earliest symptoms of schizophrenia
rRNV0 TIL that the Persian Ruler in the film 300 was real
y9Ow TIL: The word “weird” used to mean “having the power to control fate”, deriving from the proto-norse “wyrd” which roughly means “fate”.