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TIL some Ultramarathon Runners Remove their Toenails Permanently

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wLwkE TIL the USSR tried to domesticate moose for use in a Communist cavalry.
xj95 TIL that İhsan Sıtkı Yener designed a Turkish keyboard layout after studies were made on letter frequencies and finger anatomy along with Turkish Language Association, which resulted in Turkey breaking countless world records in typewriting championships since its invention in 1955
MeMQm TIL most consumers give up finding new music when they reach 30
NXLPM TIL that despite having herbivorous diets similar to cattle, which release large quantities of digestive methane through exhaling and burping, kangaroos release virtually none; the hydrogen byproduct is converted into acetate instead, then used to provide further energy
pYa54 TIL that approximately 70% of the world’s vegetarians live in India.