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TIL a Top Fuel dragster accelerates so quickly that its already passed 60 mph by the time the rear tires have crossed the start line (25 feet).

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Oo1AY TIL"Kangaroo" does not refer to a single species. "red" is the biggest marsupial, more common in arid\outback areas, while the "grey" is more common in less arid and more forested areas. plus 2 more, and the numerous wallaby species
kONa7 TIL Giant Panda's have extremely tiny babies, only 1/900th the size of an adult Panda. In the wild, if the mother has twins, she will usually abandon the weaker baby because she can only raise one at a time. In captivity, staff will rotate the babies between the mother and incubator every few hours.
xovo TIL that in 2010 an unlucky airline passenger was arrested in Ireland after Slovak security officials placed explosives in his luggage for training, then forgot to remove them before the plane took off.
MeNdb TIL mosquitos cause more deaths in a single day then sharks have in the past 100 years.
v1loD TIL: The Tragically Hip song, "Fifty Mission Cap" is credited with single handedly reviving the memory of Toronto Maple Leaf's Defenceman Bill Barilko and is so important to the team that they have a copy of hand written lyrics in the player's lounge and use the song at nearly every home game.