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TIL that moose, elephants, armadillos, kangaroos, and even sloths and camels can swim.

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JY67B TIL German man Oskar Speck kayaked from Germany to Australia over the period 1932-1939. On his arrival in Australia, shortly after the start of WWII, Speck was interned as an enemy foreigner. He remained in prisoner-of-war camps for the duration of the war, but stayed in the country after the war
Ym1B TIL the fire hydrant patent was destroyed when the patent office in Washington D.C. caught on fire in 1836
N7p56 TIL prior to 2017, Jimmy John's made employees sign a non-compete agreement, which prohibited them from working at any other rolled sandwich business within two miles of a Jimmy John's
8eJvX TIL At age 19, future President Lyndon Johnson secured a job teaching elementary school to impoverished Mexican-American students in 1928. Within three months, Lyndon developed various programs including contests in spelling and public speaking, coaching sports
5V99p TIL the first living thing to survive a cockpit seat ejection at supersonic speed was a bear.