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TIL Some animals can’t walk backwards

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J1by8 TIL that Nicholas Flamel was a real person who is believed to have discovered the Philosopher’s stone
pXOG TIL actor Gary Busey had been an outspoken opponent of helmet laws before his own motorcycle accident, but than changed sides and said: “If you don’t wear a helmet, you’re not playing with a full deck.”
X0OjR TIL Kazuyoshi Miura holds the distinction of having the world’s longest professional football career, and, as of 2023, is the oldest professional footballer in the world at 55. He also holds the unique distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s)
pYoBN TIL that in ancient Rome, there was a job called a praegustator, a person who tasted food for poison before the emperor ate. It was one of the riskiest jobs in history.
rRLBo TIL only 14 of the 193 countries in the UN formally recognize Taiwan as a separate state from China .