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TIL that after a recent anti-corruption campaign in China the BMI index and overweight rates of public sector employees significantly decreased. This was caused by a reduction in alcohol consumption and eating out.

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OGDd6 TIL “pedestrianism” used to be a major spectator sport. A common challenge was to walk 1000 miles in 1000 hours. Gambling was often involved.
XEAn8 TIL that "survivorshp bias" has its name from WWII where engineers failed to increase bomber pilot's chance of surviving when they increased armour on bombers where bullet holes where most often found until a statistician then proposed to increase armour where holes couldn't be found.
KxOw TIL Starfish do not have blood. Instead they use seawater in their vascular system to circulate nutrients.
eXY4 TIL the first cloned pet was cat was named CC, short for Copy Cat
xVM1B TIL China has a history of using underage athletes in Gymnastics in the Olympics