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TIL a peregrine falcon was clocked at 242 mph in a dive. A trained falcon kept pace with a skydiver, and that was as fast as the skydiver could go.

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epRmD TIL: the highest ever recorded heat index ("feels like") temperature was in Dhahran Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003: 178° F / 81.1° C. The actual temperature was 108° F (42° C) with a dew point of 95° F (35° C)
XaMR TIL Humans are the kings and queens of the planet when it comes to long-distance running. We can outrun every animal on the planet, and run in conditions that no other animal can run in.
xKnk TIL According to Herodotus a corrupt judge accepted a bribe and delivered an unjust verdict. Cambyses II of Persia had him arrested and flayed alive. His skin was then used to cover the seat in which his son would sit in judgment.
XErDX TIL of Harold Brown, who in 1978, plummeted 29 floors inside the San Francisco Transamerica building, shouting ""whoopee" all the way down. He survived the fall and was heard singing Camptown Races in the ambulance.
4GbN TIL vasectomies increase 50% right before March Madness, that way men can sit at home and watch the tournament while recovering.