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TIL All dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994
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TIL the Sahel is greening
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TIL serial rapist Andrew Luster fled to Mexico to avoid sentencing, and was brought to justice only after he was illegally kidnapped and brought back to the border. The name of his kidnapper: Duane Chapman aka Dog The Bounty Hunter
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TIL that in 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated to 632 MPH in 5 seconds, and then decelerated to 0 MPH in 1.4 seconds. He experienced 46.2 G’s. He went temporarily blind and experienced two black eyes from his eyeballs having been shot so far forward.
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TIL that in 1853 the US sent military ships to Japan and ordered them to open trade to the US or face military action.
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TIL the Philippine NCAA basketball championship predates the U.S. by 14 years; the first tournament in the Philippines was held in 1924-25 and March Madness wasn't held until 1938-39.