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WGNo TIL that Randy Newman considers Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die “one of the best records ever made”
DQdkV TIL Muhammad Ali’s speaking rate slowed 16 percent after his 1977 15-round fight against Ernie Shavers
gMOay TIL Whenever you move your eyes quickly from one point to another point, there is a disconnect between your eyes and brain, so your perception of time stretches backwards slightly. This is why, when you first look at a clock, it appears to take longer than a second to move.
yVVBl TIL there is a activity called parahawking that combines paragliding with falconry in which Birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals. Parahawking was developed by British falconer Scott Mason in 2001
N7rOJ TIL that bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals, able to live to around 200 years due to genes that allow for the repair of DNA. However, many of them do not live to old age as they are a common target for whaling.