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TIL that Oregon’s entire coastline is public land: “The Oregon Beach Bill decreed that all land within sixteen vertical feet of the average low tide mark belongs to the people of Oregon and guarantees… free and uninterrupted use”

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Br1re TIL humans are the sweatiest primates alive. We have up to five million sweat glands producing a maximum of three gallons of sweat per day. The production of sweat glands is inversely related to the production of hair, and the evolutionary loss of our hair is connected to our success as a species.
VMpYm TIL that the last German plane to fly over Britain during WW2 was a jet-engined bomber.
xRZD TIL at the age of 41, Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to shore handcuffed. He repeated the feat at 60, this time towing a 1000 pound boat while shackled.
00ev TIL about the Flyby Anomaly: when spacecraft do Earth-flybys at certain angles, they experience a small but sudden velocity increase, which is still unexplained. One of the proposed explanations is the existence of a ring of dark matter around Earth.
mxdRy TIL there's an “Outstanding Americans by Choice” award to honor naturalized U.S. citizens who have made significant contributions to their community and country. “Recipients of this honor have demonstrated their commitment to this country and to the common civic values that unite us as Americans."