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TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second.

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EgE1o TIL: The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Yes, you read that right! Although unicorns are mythical creatures, they hold a special place in Scottish folklore and symbolism.
JYV4Q TIL of Samuel L. Gravely Jr. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.
b5la TIL Neil Armstrong would tell unfunny jokes about the moon and follow them with “you woulda had to be there.”
PYgnO TIL when Salvador Dali was exhumed 28 years after his death in 2017 for DNA tests, it was discovered that his famous “10 past 10” mustache still remained perfectly intact.
1aan7 TIL that town planning was once an Olympic event, as were several other architectural disciplines. The Olympics were to be about the arts as much as sport and contestants could compete in literature, music and several other non-sporting pursuits