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TIL that the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on earth with top speeds reaching up to 220 mph.

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7rAgr TIL That the reason people drive on the left in Japan dates back to the Edo period. If the sheathes of two Samurai touched they would have to fight, usually to the death. In order to avoid this, Samurai would always walk on the left thus preventing any possibility of bumping sheathes.
Vvpk TIL that soap operas have their distinct look due to their significant restrained budgets, leading to cost-saving lighting methodologies and video storage formats (including VHS tapes)
vP1Pr TIL in 1993 Burger King Briefly Offered Table Service During Dinner Hours, Offering Popcorn As A Table Appetizer
rYM4 TIL that the FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder in order to protect an informant. Two died in prison; the other two served more than 30 years before being exonerated.
Kb6G TIL That police shot a 92-year-old woman after getting a search warrant based off false information that she had sold an informant drugs. After shooting her, they planted drugs in her house. The entire Atlanta narcotics division was either tried and jailed or transferred because of this incident.