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TIL the American Cheetah, Miracinonyx trumani, is thought to be the main reason why Pronghorn are the fastest mammals in the Western Hemisphere, as the are much faster than any extant predator.

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deQ TIL there was a phantom island off the coast of Ireland called Hy-Brasil, which was not discounted till 1865, seven years before its last sighting.
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