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TIL the Olympic Village of the 1980 Winter Games held in Lake Placid became a Federal prison

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naEW TIL That Russia is about the same size as Pluto
rRlZy TIL About Ama, female Japanese pearl divers that start diving at the age of 12-13, and are well active into their 70s. They endure freezing conditions and great pressure from deep sea depths to get pearls. They have a unique technique in which they release air in a long whistle as they resurface.
ZaM4 TIL that the U.S. government both subsidizes tobacco and funds the largest anti-smoking campaign in America.
n04W TIL Stephen King’s considers his first novel is, “The Long Walk.” It’s about 100 boys in a grueling walking contest where the winner is the last one to survive a never ending walk.
MeGwK Today I learned that Red Pandas are in fact two species: Himalayan Red Pandas and Chinese Red Pandas. Red Pandas belong to a family of mammals known as Ailuridae, and they are the only surviving species. Their nearest fossil ancestors, Parailurus, lived 3-4 million years ago.