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TIL I learned a Minnesotan high school guidance counselor once built a replica viking ship that sailed from Lake Superior all the way to Norway.

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wWo TIL that a bunch of 10 yo kids in an Indian slum learned English and bioengineering (in English) on their own from a computer embedded in a wall by a researcher
WBbY TIL that the movie High School Musical was spawned from a little script titled “Grease 3” that was to star Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake as Dany and Sandy’s kids
epjQb TIL Bhutan ethnically cleansed up to 40% of its population in the 90s and are now what some people consider the happiest nation in the world
Qbad TIL: The algorithms or “black boxes” used by some of the world’s top trading firms were “left to evolve” and have become so advanced nobody fully understands how they work.
VMaEZ TIL that before being retconned as an Italian like Mario, Wario was intended to be German: in his early voiced appearances, he says "So ein Mist!" (the German equivalent of "aw, crap!") when defeated.