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TIL that many records in track and field including the long jump and high jump are unlikely to be broken due to modern athletes gravitating towards higher money sports such as sprinting or football.

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VBWZQ TIL Kurt Lee, the first Chinese-American US Marine Corps officer, yelled out orders in Mandarin Chinese to confuse opposing Chinese troops during the Battle of Inchon in the Korean War.
vZ4L TIL that there is a rare sleeping disorder called Kleine–Levin syndrome that causes people to sleep for weeks at a time waking only to eat or go to the bathroom
OY0L TIL the clitoris has no other purpose than for pleasure, it has over eight-hundred nerve endings
v1NmB TIL The act of protection against infection (IfSG) says, German authorities will fully cover your treatment or any economical consequences caused by serious side effects of vacc ines. That includes wages for people who are not able to work anymore or financial support for the family in case of death
Y7LD7 TIL octopus have nine brains – one mini-brain in each arm and another in the center of their bodies. Each arm can independently taste, touch and perform basic movements, but all arms can work together when prompted by the central brain.