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TIL Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows around Antarctica in a clockwise direction, is the largest ocean current in the world.

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b99XE TIL that R.E.M. was going to sign with Geffen records, but chose not to because Geffen sued Neil Young for making a record that Geffen didn't like.
nae7 TIL that Benjamin Franklin was an avid swimmer, and while in London in his 20s swam 3 ½ miles from Chelsea to Blackfriars, impressed onlookers with “feats of activity,” and seriously considered staying in England for good to found a swimming school and earn his fortune.
0vy5 TIL: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin almost died on the moon due to a faulty switch. As a result, they were unable to blast off into lunar orbit so Buzz Alrdin had to fix the issue by jamming a pen into the broken switch
Oode TIL One day, Seth MacFarlane woke up with a hangover. His travel agent told him his flight was at 8:15 AM when his flight was actually at 7:45 AM. Seth missed his flight. This day was September 11th, 2001, and this flight was American Airlines Flight #11.
aW5L TIL: New York Macy’s has an escalator made of wood … and is still in operation!