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TIL Only 2% of NCAA athletes move on to the professional level.

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9eym TIL, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of such Nintendo games as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, has a hobby of guessing the measurements of objects, then checking to see if he was correct. He enjoys the hobby so much he carries a tape measure with him everywhere.
69gPZ TIL that the Ottoman Empire had a de jure vassal in Xinjiang between 1865 and 1877 called Yettishar
E1dbP TIL that your cousins’ children are your 1st cousins once removed, and that “once removed” simply refers to the one generation gap between you. Their children are thus your 1st cousins twice removed, etc.
9Yge6 TIL cat and dog eyes grow up to 25% throughout their life span
vZL TIL most bamboo species only flower once every several decades; and, when these species flower, every plant in the world flowers at the same time, regardless of location, climate, or other environmental factors, for reasons scientists have yet to discern.