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TIL that in terms of long distance running, there is no animal that can outrun a human… this may have helped humans tire their prey and made them easier to hunt

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Wk1VX TIL that with our current fastest space vehicle it would take 81,000 years to reach the nearest star system. We have quite a ways to go before interstellar colonization outside of our solar system is possible.
7glP TIL Stalin’s real last name was Dzhugashvili. Stalin is Russian for Man of Steel.
5VwOk TIL former german Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was known as the "Audi Man" on account of his then-4 (now 5) marriages. He's also known as "Der Herr der Ringe" (the Lord of the Rings)
W7YX TIL the name Duke Nukem belonged to a Cpt. Planet villian first (see EcoVillians)
KPd6 TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men.