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TIL Horse v. human marathons are a thing, and sometimes humans win.

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Mel87 TIL that the most mass a planet can have is ~10-13x the mass of Jupiter. After this point, it's own sheer gravity begins to cause nuclear fusion and the body is classified as a brown dwarf (also called a failed star).
RxGa TIL that on ships at sea there is a difference between “aye aye sir” and “yes sir”. “Aye aye sir” indicates that an order has been received, is understood and will be carried out immediately. “Yes sir” would only indicate agreement to an order.
Eg1WW TIL: General Santa Anna, of Alamo fame, is credited with helping introduce chewing gum to the United States by trying to sell tree sap to tire makers.
mQxP TIL The Incredibles (97%) is the best superhero movie of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes.
LkONQ TIL That when Christopher Reeve (the man who played Superman) was about to receive the surgery to reattach his skull to his spine after falling off a horse, Robin Williams cheered him up by dressing as his character from Nine Months and proclaiming that Reeve will be getting a rectal exam.