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TIL people who are always running late tend to end up living a longer and healthier life according to Harvard researchers.

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6Eyd8 TIL that Mars has the tallest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons is roughly 22km tall and has a diameter of 600km
ANQna TIL that Bertha Mulvihill a survivor of the titanic had written stuff like: “What time did you hear of the disaster? I AM SO GLAD I WAS IN IT… The scene was awful. Don’t think me mad to be happy to witness the sight… I am awfully happy-like the night I was born-never felt happier in my life”
W7vRX TIL cars at the turn of the 20th century were more aerodynamic in reverse. They were also called horseless carriages
R7BE1 TIL that aside from the destruction of the tea and a padlock, no property was damaged or looted during the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest. The participants reportedly swept before they left.
QNP0e TIL Blondie wrote an original James Bond song : "For Your Eyes Only" but it was rejected and she refused to sing the version the producers chose (sung by Sheena Easton)