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TIL On Aug 21, 2017 there will be a complete solar eclipse that will travel the length of the US continent, from Oregon to South Carolina, in 90 minutes. This route is referred to as the Path of Totality and for 2 min and 41 seconds it will seem like night in the middle of the day.

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Bg86e TIL of boxer Ezzard Charles, often considered the greatest light heavyweight. Charles the only one to go the full distance (15 rounds) against Rocky Marciano, had killed an opponent in the ring and Muhammad Ali wrote in his autobiography that Charles could have matched Ali during Ali’s prime.
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