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TIL that to date no woman has run a 4 minute mile

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R7wKw TIL about Anatori Crypts in northern Georgia. A crypt villagers used to lock themselves in during the plague so they wouldn't infect others.
epEyb TIL there's a legal move in chess that allows you to move 2 pieces at once.
16RwP TIL flowers have glands
6yJm TIL In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the application of Eminent Domain to kick homeowners off of their property so private developers could build hotels, health clubs, and condos in New London, Connecticut. Years later, the abandoned property remains an overgrown, barren field.
5YZoB TIL nobody really knows how nukes would be launched by the UK. The PM holds the sole power to launch a nuke. However, constitutionally, they should discuss the decision with the cabinet first. They should also discuss it with the monarch, due to the monarch being the head of the armed forces.