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TIL that there is a guy who ran 50 marathons in each of the 50 states in 50 consecutive days.

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OoEQ6 TIL Victor Vescovo has reached the deepest parts of all five of the earth's oceans. He has also climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents.
N7GkP TIL that half the rice grown in California is the offspring of a mutant strain created in the early 1970s by radiation breeding
xVnXB TIL, French Train Driver Andre Tanguy stayed in his seat as an approaching runaway train sped towards him at the platform. He continually warned his own passengers to evacuate the train/platform until he was killed.
J7DQ TIL that “Weight Watchers is owned by the Heinz corporation. Slim-Fast is owned by Unilever […]. And Nestlé owns Jenny Craig.”
9YRbX TIL that if the SR-71 was attacked by surface-to-air missiles, it simply flew higher, faster, and in a slightly different direction to outrun them.