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TIL Juliana Buhring, with just eight months of cycling experience, became the fastest woman to cycle around the world, covering over 18,000 miles in 152 days

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wDnW TIL There´s a hugely popular reality show in China that interviews death row prisoners moments before their execution
JYvYj TIL that Steve-O had a different set of teeth for each Jackass movie.
nWnX9 TIL about Snake Island, an island off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil which is closed to the public for safety reasons. It is the only known home of the endangered Golden Lancehead, whose cytotoxic venom is up to 5 times stronger than other pit vipers.
4JQb TIL Jon Huntsman instituted a 4 day work week in Utah: 2/3 of employees said it made them more productive, it reduced conflict at home and work, led to higher staff morale, lower absenteeism, and cut carbon emissions by 14%
Y7mGW TIL while making “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, Mars Incorporated, the company that owns M&Ms, refused to give director Steven Spielberg permission to use the candy in the movie. As a result, Spielberg used Reese’s Pieces. Sales for Reese’s Pieces jumped by 85% following the film’s release in 1982.