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TIL there is a place called Two Ocean Pass at the continental divide, one stream goes to the Pacific, one to the Atlantic. A fish could make a 6,000 mile freshwater journey from one ocean to another through this creek.

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bDBN TIL that in 1978 Aerosmith put up the money to bail out every arrested fan in a concert pot bust.
5Ar TIL Sobhuza II was the king of Swaziland for 82 years and 9 months which is the longest documented monarchical reign. He had 70 wives, 210 children, and over 1000 grandchildren.
X0ENE TIL l South Yorkshire town of Doncaster is technically part of Scotland. Its Scottish history dates way back to the 12th century (1136, to be specific), when the town was signed over to King David I in the Treaty of Durham, and it was never officially given back.
y8Yl TIL a font has been created to allow people to read faster, it works by converting the English alphabet into pix-elated-like symbols and then condenses them. This font is called ‘Dotsies’.
M70MV TIL during the Vietnam War, the U.S. conducted Operation Popeye which involved a "cloud-seeding" mission to stimulate clouds in Vietnam and extend the monsoon season. It was later declassified in 1974, and the United States' involvement in this operation became public knowledge