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TIL that it is mathematically impossible to comb the hair on a ball without creating at least one cowlick

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LkXXp TIL Elton John's mother once hired an Elton John tribute act for her birthday.
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JYlXv TIL Village of Skjolden [Luster Municipality] w/ 100+ residents is the endpoint of Sognefjord, the longest & deepest fjord in Norway [100 km stretch & 1300 m deep]. Skjolden is also the entry point on a long trek to Jotunheimen National Park , w/ the tallest mountain [Galdhoppigen] in Scandinavia
5YwAP TIL about John Horse & The Black Seminoles. Together they led the largest slave revolt in U.S. history, they created the largest haven in the U.S. South for runaway slaves, and they secured the only emancipation of rebellious slaves prior to the U.S. Civil War.
6Qpw TIL Canada and Spain almost fought a war against each other in … 1994