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TIL that Science Vs had a whole episode on what would happen if we had a pandemic - October before the pandemic happened - and it was surprisingly good at depicting what we'd see

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a8po9 TIL of the Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition, a spring event held in Hong Kong where participants climb a tower made of steamed buns. The climber who collects the most buns wins
neYgb TIL that US presidents used to give out special presidential packs of cigarettes to guests boarding Air Force One, they were later changed to packs of presidential M&M's over health concerns
8b14 TIL: Henry III received a polar bear as a gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1252. The bear lived at the Tower of London and was given a long leash so it could swim in the river Thames and catch fish.
gVkA TIL that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, helped get two falsely accused men out of prison after solving their previously closed cases.
XENk6 Today I Learned that the worlds biggest collection of Nash Motors automobiles(about 268 of them) rests 450 feet under water in Lake Michigan when the ship carrying them was struck by another and sank.