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TIL that 23% of the crew aboard Christopher Columbus’ ship “Santa Maria” was named “Juan”.

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glLW TIL that it took until 1976 for the state of South Australia to become the first jurisdiction in the English Speaking World to make rape in marriage a criminal offence.
DQVxr TIL that in 1958, a plan called Project Oilsand proposed using nuclear bombs to exploit oil from Alberta's Athabasca tar sands. The concept involved the underground detonation of up to 100 nuclear explosives to create intense heat; hypothetically liquefying the oil and making it easier to extract.
j9Bn TIL That a dog was found during a 430-mile race through the mountains and jungle of the amazon. The dog was found wounded and still completed the race with the swedish extreme adventure team.
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