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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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grwLL TIL that the subcontinent of India once moved over the surface of the Earth twice as fast as any other landmass
OoQJ4 TIL Jonah Hill was hospitalized while filming Wolf of Wall Street from snorting too much fake cocaine
xn51 TIL that Charles Taylor won the presidency of Liberia with the campaign slogan “He killed my ma, he killed my pa, but I will vote for him.”
KYgW4 TIL The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels. The cornea is the clear part of the eye that covers the pupil and other parts of the eye. It gets its oxygen directly from the atmosphere. The other part is cartilage.
JYxVj TIL of Jenny Wade, she was the only civilian casualty of The Battle of Gettysburg. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the 3 day battle, the most costly in US history. Wade was killed by a stray bullet while kneading dough in her kitchen.