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TIL that out of 556 people that have been in space, 339 of them were American. Americans represent 60.97% of all people who have ever been in space.

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EgVyo TIL of Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway, a 4.1 mile long access road that an elderly widow successfully petitioned the U.S. federal government to build for her when her isolated desert home was essentially cut off by the construction of Interstate 40 and the bypassing of the old Route 66.
0dyAL TIL In Kazakhstan, there are 15456 square metres / 166372 square feet of arable land per person, that's approximately 12 Olympic-sized swimming pools per person.
LKj0 TIL Eminem bought Elton John 2 diamond cock rings for his civil partnership
69b17 TIL using special aquariums, a team of researchers proved that some flowers that grow in the ocean are pollinated by plankton and invertebrates just like flowers on land. Inside each flower is a nutritious substance filled with pollen that sticks to the animals when they move from flower to flower
4XBRo TIL an American man spent 20 years building his dream house. What started as a one-story property grew into a multi-story tower, that also happened to look like the Eye of Sauron. Nearing completion, he fell from a roof on the house and died, 'Smith Mansion' has remained empty ever since.