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TIL Canadians sent 5 tonnes of maple syrup to thank a Norwegian coach who gave a Canadian skier a spare pole after she broke hers mid-race, which led to Canada winning a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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5VWMD TIL that an Australian man survived a wildfire by scuba diving in his friend’s pool while the fire raged around him
4XoX6 TIL that Jason Hook, the current guitarist for the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, began his career as a studio and stage guitarist for Hillary Duff.
b6Bv4 TIL that the Italian royal family was banished from the country in 1946 and were not allowed to return until 2002.
D1xxp TIL-There is cell phone service on mount everest, with 4G being available at that height.
a8Bry TIL A Snail Wakes Up After 5 Years of Being Glued to a Museum Card. In 1846, authorities at the British Museum glued what they thought was a deceased snail to a piece of cardboard for display. After it seemingly became unglued 5 years later, they discovered it had been alive the whole time.