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TIL that Detroit is further east than Atlanta

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KO0dw Today I learned the name "IKEA" is actually an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. Ingvar Kamprad is the founder's name while Elmytrad is his farm name and Agunnaryd is his hometown.
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W75YY TIL that 5 basketball players were suspended by the NCAA because they had appeared in the movie "Hoosiers". They were suspended for 3 days and ordered to return the money that they had been paid.
OGBk4 TIL that Maria Leijerstam rode a tricycle from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole