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TIL the the deer is America’s deadliest animal according to CDC

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QJ9Ee TIL Jackie Robinson's brother Mack won silver in the 200m at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - behind Jesse Owens
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wLyWW TIL Jackie Chan was the inspiration for the creation of Rotten Tomatoes, with Rush Hour being the first official American movie to debut on the site.
ZMWG TIL In 2008, Doritos beamed a 30 second advertisement towards a planetary system 42 light years away.
BgWYD TIL The real reason your nose runs when you cry is because our tears drain into the nasolacrimal ducts which run down each side of the nose and mixes with the nasal mucus (snot) while the rest flows onto our face.