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TIL an idiot is a stupid person with a mental age below 3 years, while a moron is a stupid person with a mental age of between 7 to 12.

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VeV0 TIL World Cup referees run 6 to 8 miles per game. All while scrutinizing plays and communicating with players and other officials. Players run around 7 miles per game which dwarfs what NFL, NBA or MLB players run per game.
WkjyB Till Python hunting is allowed in Florida's Everglades as a measure to control the non-native snake, the Pythons originally pets released by their owners have become an invasive species. The giant snakes have decimated local bird populations and wildlife because it has no know natural predators.
xVVOB TIL of the Nationality Rooms. 30 classrooms in the University of Pittsburgh that are each built as a museum grade representation of a different country's culture.
0wBkM TIL that Area 51, aka Homey Airport or Groom Lake, was actually a testing facility for historical, technologically advanced military planes such as the Lockheed A-12. The US government's secrecy over the nature of these vehicles is what gave birth to myths about UFOs.
Vkjk TIL there is a 50,000 word novel that does not use the letter “E”