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TIL despite the existence of the Pan-American Highway, it is not possible to drive between South America and Central America in a normal passenger car. Swamps, indigenous peoples, FARC rebels, and environmental considerations have left the 100-km “Darién Gap” undeveloped.

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ZpvLD TIL that the bodies of Tibetan Monks who die in deep meditation do not show the normal signs of death and do not decompose until sometimes weeks after death. This is called Tukdam.
PyAn TIL Mitch Hedberg wrote, directed and starred in the 1999 film “Los Enchiladas!”, also starring Dave Attell and Marc Maron. It premiered at Sundance, but was never released publicly. Here it is!
9Y7NX TIL unlike their counterparts in the NHL, NBA and MLB, NFL referees are not full-time employees, behind hired on a contract basis, and many of them hold day jobs
Zx9Y TIL JFK promised to abolish segregation with the stroke of a pen but after two years of an unfulfilled promise, African Americans in mass sent pens to the White House with letters reading “in case you needed that pen” which led him to sign an order to ban racial discrimination in wages
WkmgL TIL American currency went as high as $10,000, with $5,000, $1,000 and $500 bills also in circulation. They were discontinued in 1969 for “lack of use.”