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TIL that most Canadians live south of Seattle

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Z8OjY TIL that Napoleon was of average height for his era and that his reputation as a short man was largely spread through the works of British satirical cartoonist James Gillray. His satire was so effective that Napoleon once said that Gillray "did more than all the armies of Europe to bring me down."
l8v1 TIL a British bloke has traveled to every country and territory on earth without taking a single flight.
WkAnB TIL of Penny Dean, who in 1976 broke the world record for long-distance swim from CA to Catalina Island (22 miles) by 1.5 HOURS. Her record has yet to be broken by man or woman.
ERmo TIL a massive international airport was built in Spain at a cost of €1.1 billion. It attracted very little airline traffic, being 200 km from the nearest city, and closed four years after it opened.
ODMY TIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.