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TIL that each space shuttle was named after historical and influential ships of science and exploration

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kO7w1 TIL The longest walkable distance on Earth spans 14,334 miles starting from Cape Town, South Africa to Magadan, Russia. At a normal pace of 12.5 miles per day, it would take 3 years to complete.
PxwE TIL actress Hedy Lamarr was also a mathematician and the inventor of frequency hopping spread spectrum, a technology still used for bluetooth and wifi
jNnxa TIL Pangolins are the most traficked mammal in the world. Now in a good news Chinese government has removed pangolin scales from a list of approved ingredients in traditional medicine, which could help in bringing end to the large-scale illegal trade.
698MZ TIL a criminal named James Allen requested a copy of his deathbed confessions be bound in his skin and given to a man Allen had previously attempted to rob. The family kept it for years, using it to spank their kids and grandkids when the children misbehaved.
7r8jp TIL that the Johnny Cash song “A Boy Named Sue” was written by Shel Silverstein.