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TIL that F1 drivers pee inside their suits during the race
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TIL of the Biltmore Estate, a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II and is the largest privately owned house in the United States.The grounds and buildings of Biltmore Estate have appeared in a number of movies such as the house of Richard "Richie" Rich, Jr.
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TIL that western mathematicians did not accept negative numbers for over 18 centuries. They treated them as absurd solutions to equations.
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TIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.
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TIL actor Joel McHale, who hit on Mila Kunis' character in the movie Ted by showing her a picture of his high school diving team, actually was an athlete. Originally recruited to UW's rowing team, he became a walk on tight end on their football team the year UW went to the Rose Bowl (1993).
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TIL An Air Canada flight took a detour to find a stranded Australian yacht. The passengers of the Boeing 777 found the yacht only 25 minutes after the distress beacon was activated.