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TIL that Portugal submitted an application to honour Magellan's circumnavigation route via the World Heritage List

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bRW7 TIL that the SR-71 “Blackbird” was so fast that a standard evasive maneuver in case it detected a SAM missile was simply to outfly the said missile. Also, out of the 12 losses, none of them were from enemy fire, but from accidents.
rpRo TIL: 60% of the Fat and 31% of the calories in Burger King’s Chicken Sandwich come from the mayonnaise alone
W57d TIL the Zoot Suit is still illegal in Los Angeles
8vMa TIL Bill Nye “the science guy” got his break in entertainment by winning a steve martin lookalike contest.
vMvD TIL Iceland has such a small population that they have an anti-incest app so you don’t end up hooking up with a family member on a night out.