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TIL that despite Antarctica going undiscovered for hundreds of millenia the first two claims of its discovery occured only 3 days apart.

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kOvRm TIL of Hellé Nice who was a nude model, a dancer and racing driver. She won the first Grand Prix for Women in 1929, beat male racing drivers of the day, broke the land speed record, appeared on magazine covers across the world and was accused of being a Nazi spy. She died in abject poverty in 1984.
vPlk8 TIL that the word “bear” is the oldest known euphemism. Ancient Germanic tribes were afraid that speaking the bear’s true name would cause one to appear, so they simply referred to it as “a wild animal” or “the brown one.” The English word “bear” is descended from this superstition.
BVbx TIL that left and right headlights are not symmetrical, by law.
dDvwZ TIL Japan has only eaten raw salmon since the 90s due to pacific salmon being prone to parasites, it took Norway having an excess of the Atlantic variety for raw salmon to become popular there and considered safe for consumption.
RxrQ TIL marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marsh mallow plant. Now the strange name makes sense.