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TIL the human eye with transmits data at roughly the same rate as an Ethernet connection

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Eg4Ap TIL : Tarzan actor and Olympic swimmer Johnny Weismuller and his brother were swimming in Lake Michigan when they saw a boat capsize. They pulled at least 14 people from the water, and 11 of those people survived.
l75BV TIL two world famous shoe brands - Puma and Adidas - were born from a sibling rivalry. The feud between the two brothers - Rudolph and Adolph - lasted all their lives.
BrO9e TIL Imelda Marcos & her husband hold the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Robbery of a Government. She once forced a plane to do a U-turn mid-air just because she forgot to buy cheese in Rome.
6EnnZ TIL the phrase ‘Pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ originated as an absurdist euphemism meant to be sarcastic
mYMx TIL: Hattie McDaniel, who won an Oscar playing Mammy in Gone With The Wind, was criticized in the black community for playing racial stereotypes. Her response: “Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn’t, I’d be making $7 a week being one.”