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TIL that the arbitrary decision decades ago about the heights of high hurdles and distance between the hurdles created a small band of heights of males that could actually compete at a high level in the event. The women's hurdles are shorter relative to their height, and don't have the same effect.

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699MW TIL about Bob Lemmons, an expert "Mustanger." Freed by the Civil War, he learned to tame horses. Usually herds of wild mustangs were run down by groups, but Lemmons worked alone. Riding with the herd for several weeks, he'd gradually take over, mount the stallion and lead the horses into a corral.
WkxnX TIL Mickey Mouse is based on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Walt Disney created Oswald but rights to the character were taken by Universal Studios. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse as a replacement for Disney Studios. He made sure all future characters were owned directly by Disney.
9AdB TIL The voice actor of SpongeBob is married to the voice actor of Plankton’s computer wife (Karen) in real life.
ADxln TIL that Berkeley's football stadium lies directly on a fault line and into a mountain, causing its walls to visibly separate due to tectonic shifts.
wLeD6 TIL that George Washington had said he would never set foot on British soil again; so some American soil was put under his Trafalgar Square statue in London to comply with his wishes.