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TIL that Australia was the only the third country to launch a satellite from it own soil. Behind only the USSR and the US

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9YZA6 TIL A 227-year-old tree planted by George Washington was pulled down by the wind last year.
b97mp TIL that the Roman Emperor Nero did not play the fiddle as he watched the Great Fire burn Rome. When the fire broke out he was at his villa in Antium, 35 miles away. When he received news of the fire he immediately rushed back to Rome to begin relief efforts.
6EpPw TIL that an average adult in North America will eat 1,996 lb (905 kilos) of food per year. An average American consumes 3,663 calories per day, while in Europe it is 3,367 and in Asia is just 2,779.
b8b0 TIL that Mister Rogers once had his car stolen and had it returned 48 hours later. After he filed a police report and TV picked up on it it was returned with an apology letter.
AVeo TIL In the month before the ancient Olympics no wars were permitted so that spectators could travel from across Greece unharmed,