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TIL Holy Land USA is an abandoned Christian theme park where a teenage girl was murdered

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nNo TIL that Diane van Deren, one of the world’s top ultra-runners, didn’t start running until a seizure crippled her ability to form new memories. She has the psychological advantage of never knowing how far she has left to run.
v1l4j TIL, Agent S is a girl. I've had her for years..
LWjm TIL that Madonna was raped at knifepoint and her apartment was broken into 3 times when she first moved to New York.
jNwOX TIL that cats who fall from heights lower than six stories and survive usually have greater injuries than cats who fall from heights higher than six stories and survive. This is because their terminal velocity is reached at around five stories, after which they will instinctively relax.
ZpMJR TIL that Spitting Cobras emerged in the fossil record around the same time as early humans. It is speculated that the reason these snakes spray venom is because of the pressure humans in particular put on them. The spraying of venom from a distance countered the humans' use of projectile weapons.