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TIL a Swede survived for 2 months inside a snowed-in car without food by “hibernating like a bear does”

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neOpW TIL that afternoon tea was introduced by Anna Maria, Duchess of Bedford in the 19th century. It was common those days to have only two meals, breakfast and dinner. After complaining of a “sinking feeling” around 4pm, Anna started ordering a tray of tea, bread and butter, and cake to her room.
OEre TIL in 2009 comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days, despite having only 5 weeks training and no prior history of long distance running.
ep595 TIL that, despite being responsible for the deaths of many soldiers that resisted his conquest, Alexander the Great strongly advocated for the concept of and spread of Homonoia- a union of hearts to attempt to unify his massive, diverse empire.
OoER6 TIL Hiroshima's national flower is the red Canna(Oleandor) Glower, as it was the first type of flower to grow nearly 75 years after the atomic bombing.
5VQ7D TIL that the classic introductory song to The Flintstones wasn't used until the show's third season. Seasons 1 and 2 used an instrumental track called "Rise and Shine", which resembled the theme song of "The Bugs Bunny Show".