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TIL that in 2014, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage. She endured a 104-mile swim through jellyfish and shark-infested waters, taking approximately 53 hours. Amazingly, she was 64 years old when she made this swim.

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4Xl0o TIL Canada has an older 'continually running' monarchy than the UK, having been initially established in the 16th Century. While being under British Rule, French Rule, and ultimately an independent monarchy, there has not been a time since Canada has not had a monarch.
xVZnw TIL That of the 50 destroyers transferred to the UK and Canada in the 1940 "Destroyers for Bases" deal, 9 were later loaned to the Soviet Union. Of these 9 the USS Herndon (DD-198), commissioned as HMS Churchill (I-45) in 1940; and transferred to Russia as Dyatelnyi in 1944 was the only one sunk.
Egkrd TIL brunette Vikings—usually men—would use a strong soap with a high lye content to bleach their hair. In some regions, beards were lightened as well.
mW6M TIL in Nordic countries there is a unique “free-to-roam” right which allows you to trespass, camp, fish and pick berries on public and private lands.
e0eRL TIL in the 1900s Doctors warned women that riding a bicycle may cause them to acquire "bicycle face"