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TIL that The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.

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l7Mm1 TIL that Inuit from Greenland traveled to Scotland via kayak. The first recorded instance was in 1682, but it's possible Inuit had made the trip for hundreds of years prior. One of their kayaks is even preserved in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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D4Wg TIL that Bob Dole’s ‘96 election site is still live.
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