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TIL that Comedian Eddie Izzard Completed 27 Marathons in 27 Days

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OGBBe TIL there is a town in Northern Canada called "Ragged Ass Road" named after prospectors who would come home from the goldfields "ragged ass broke"
xVmlB TIL Indian-Americans are the most educated ethnic/racial group in the United States. According to the Pew Research Center, 40% of Indian-Americans have graduate degrees (compared to 11% of the overall American population)
X00ZP TIL in 1994, mathematician Peter Shor created a fast way to factor numbers in a quantum computer. The first quantum computer wouldn't be invented until 1998.
EkaX TIL that Jeanne Calment, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (122) ate a kilogram of chocolate every week.
69QgW TIL : In 1986 a Russian commercial pilot made a bet with the first officer that he could land blind with curtains over the cockpit windows. He lost the bet, crashing and killing 70 people.