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TIL that when Bono was 14, his mother died at her father’s funeral

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0Vbv TIL of the Pronghorn, the fastest creature in the western hemisphere. It can run 57mph for 9 miles. Existing pronghorn’s running speed and endurance far outpace any living predator, likely because its original predator is now extinct. It has 300° vision and can detect movement 4 miles away.
06YN TIL that on average, every human owns 89 Lego pieces
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J1LXQ TIL that the GRAMMY award winning song “A Boy Named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash, was written by “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” author, Shel Silverstein.
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