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TIL that many early texts described Jesus as "ugly and small". He is estimated to have been four feet, six inches tall.

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oRODo TIL that the youngest person to summit Mount Everest was just 13 years old while the oldest person to summit was 80 years old.
YpxL7 TIL A 2009 study found that the risk of sudden death during a marathon is 0.8 per 100,000 people, and that triathlons have a significantly higher risk of sudden death at 1.5 in 100,000.
QJk9a TIL that in 2003, a 17-year-old transplant patient died after receiving organs with the wrong blood type. The error occurred because everyone assumed that someone else checked the blood type.
a81pA TIL Boys in the United States used to wear dresses until they had their first haircut, which was usually around age 6-7. Pictured is future President FDR in 1884 at age 2 and a half
kVJ5 TIL Tug of War was once an Olympic sport