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TIL that in seniors life expectancy can be predicted from their regular walking speed. The faster the speed the higher the survival rate.

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g5R7 TIL Until the late 1400s the word ‘girl’ just meant a child of either sex. If you had to differentiate between them, male children were referred to as 'knave girls’ and females were 'gay girls’. Equally, a boy could be called a 'knave child’ and a girl a 'maiden child’.
DZyj TIL a cartoonist filed a lawsuit against DreamWorks for stealing his pitch “Kung Fu Panda Power” as a basis for “Kung Fu Panda.” He withdrew his lawsuit when it was discovered his drawings were traced from a Lion King coloring book. He currently faces charges for wire fraud and perjury.
E1gmX TIL that street lights appear orange because it is cheaper to produce even though white light produced by LEDs are cleaner and have more advantages towards public safety.
9YVkB TIL that the city of Sochi, Russia erected a fish statue costing about 3800 USD in honor of Gambusia affinis (aka mosquito fish) since, after introducing the fish in the early 1900s, there have been no cases of malaria for over 60 years.
jpkj TIL Alan Rickman almost turned down his first film role - Hans Gruber in Die Hard; changed his mind and suggested wearing a suit and pretending to be a hostage