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TIL America is the most Overworked Developed Nation in the World.

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DQa9D TIL the Longest Helicopter Flight was 2,213 Miles and 15 Hours 18 Minutes Long by Bob Ferry in 1966. He Flew Non-stop from Culvert City, California to Daytona Beach, Florida in a Hughes OH-6A Cayuse.
E1XPV Today I learned of a ww2 navy officer who escaped a POW camp in full uniform by pretending to be a Bulgarian officer named I Bugaroff
Mej1m TIL that the Fernandina giant tortoise, believed to be extinct for over 100 years, was spotted in the Galapagos last year.
9wrVp TIL that animals lacking teeth to grind their food (eg. birds, fish) have a specialized stomach containing rocks to replace that function.
9w74p TIL that Christoper Robin, the kid whose teddy bear inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories, was credited with killing 28 Wehrmacht soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.