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TIL that 17% of Sweden is covered in blueberry bushes.

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J1DJj TIL The Martians were a group of Hungarian scientists from the early 20th century. The name comes from Leó Szilárd joke answer as to why there was no evidence of intelligent life outside of earth, "They are already here among us – they just call themselves Hungarians."
4X7go TIL The liver is the only organ that can replace itself.
XEWP8 TIL that after many tragedies in Frida Kahlo's life, such as a bus accident in which a metal rail entered her hip and exited through her vagina leaving her with pain her entire life, and having half her leg amputated, her last written words were "I joyfully await the exit and I hope never to return"
0dMXM TIL that Vannevar Bush had envisioned the world wide web through his memex concept.
PYp7g TIL during a drill in 1943, the USS William D. Porter accidentally fired a torpedo at the USS Iowa which was carrying US President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the time. The entire crew was rumored to have been arrested when they returned to shore.