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TIL only one white man has ever run 100 meters in under 10 seconds. The other 75 men who have done it were all black.

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jNV9R TIL cockroaches wont eat cucumbers. This is due to a chemical in cucumbers (trans-2-nonenal) which acts as a natural replent for ants and roaches.
kONDB TIL the last remaining vessel of the German Imperial Navy is a passenger ferry which is still sailing around Lake Tanganyika. She was built in 1913, was converted into a warship for WWI, was scuttled in 1916, and then raised and salvaged in 1924 before being returned to service in 1927.
ANL9n TIL Washing out the mouth with soap is a traditional form of physical punishment in the United States and United Kingdom from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.
meWy TIL that 42% of Americans believe in ghosts, 26% in witches and 24% in reincarnation.
XeDX TIL that pasta, as it is known today, was introduced by Arabs from Libya, during their conquest of Sicily in the late 7th century, thus predating Marco Polo’s travels to China by about six centuries.