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TIL that basketball is the most popular spectator sport in China

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N7AZQ TIL, chameleons can snatch their prey with their tongues in as little as .07 of a second, generating a force of 41g.
XEnjj TIL about a badass WWII US black war hero, combat medic that save lives of hundreds of men, Cpl. Waverly Woodson. Was nominated for DSC and Medal of Honor, but never had because no Black American received a MoH for WWII and later his file was "lost".
yV0pM TIL capuchin monkeys show an unusual reaction to mirrors - females make friendly gestures toward their reflections, while males often appear confused or distressed, sometimes curling up or trying to escape entirely.
E1OVo TIL about Richard Feynman who taught himself trigonometry, advanced algebra, infinite series, analytic geometry, and both differential and integral calculus at the age of 15. Later he jokingly Cracked the Safes with Atomic Secrets at Los Alamos by trying numbers he thought a physicist might use.
wLLD8 TIL Sean Astin (Bob Newby, Superhero and Sam Gamgee) is the adopted son of John Astin (Gomez Addams)