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TIL a 61 year old potato farmer won the inaugural Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon, a distance of 875 kilometres (544 mi). Almost two days faster than the previous record for any run between Sydney and Melbourne.

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4EbN TIL after two thirds of its employees died on 9/11, Cantor Fitzgerald started a relief fund where 100% of every dollar donated goes to victims of disasters, raising $180 million so far. Each year on 9/11, the fund donates 100% of the day’s revenue to charity, raising $89 million since the tragedy.
XEMXX TIL the voice of Maude Flanders requested a $4000 raise to cover increasing commute costs, but FOX only offered $150 instead. This dispute is what led to Maude being killed off
4X6N5 TIL Some members of the Donner party survived after their campfire fell through 25 feet of snow and landed on the ground, creating a cave-like area for them to shelter from an incoming winter storm.
AW5B TIL paleontological research shows that the part of the human brain that controls hearing and our sense of smell shrank around the same time as we began to domesticate dogs.
loykB TIL that a fully underground elementary school with a dual purpose as a fallout shelter was built in New Mexico in 1962 and operated until 1995.