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TIL of the Gansu ultramarathon disaster, a 62-mile race in which 21 runners lost their lives

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DQLOv TIL a neutrino could pass through a lightyear of lead before it has a 50% chance of hitting a lead atom.
AD67x TIL the Sikh religion has no hierarchy, all practitioners are equal.
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