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TIL that Dennis Rodman's has between 26 and 46 siblings on his father's side

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0woRA TIL that in early 1940, America sent a large research vehicle to the Antarctic which, when it arrived, was unable to move in snow and ice, except when driven backwards. The vehicle was eventually abandoned and has not been seen since 1958 due to ice shelf drifting and snowfall.
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