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TIL that according to an Iowa State University study, the Pokéwalker is one of the most accurate pedometers ever made

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WkmgN TIL the skeletons of medieval English archers were deformed from years of archery. The high poundage of war bows, coupled with years of training in their use from a young age, led to skeletons having over-developed shoulder and arm bones to compensate for the growth of muscle around those areas.
6ZX7 TIL for the first 35 years of his life, Jack Nicholson didn’t know his sister was actually his mother. He didn’t find out until 9 years after her death from cancer, thanks to a TIMES Journalist.
0wAxy TIL the Sun holds 99.8% of our solar system's total mass!
9YYnB TIL right now nearly 30,000 people are watching porn. And in the time it's taking you to read this, over 200,000 people will be watching porn online.
LQxZ9 TIL the ILOVEYOU worm, also known as VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug worm, is a computer worm written in VBScript. It infected millions of computers worldwide within a few hours of its release. It is considered to be one of the most damaging worms ever.