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TIL that there are large shipwrecks buried deep under the cornfields of Kansas.

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d8Joj TIL there are more national football teams affiliated with FIFA (211) than there are UN member nations (193).
b6B5N TIL a scientist buried living frogs in limestone for a year to see if they could survive, and after finding them alive, buried them again for another year.
XAxj TIL in the Great Plague in England, sufferers in a village called Eyam decided to quarantine themselves instead of running elsewhere. 260 out of 350 died, but their actions saved 1000s of others.
nWxPY TIL Bananas are curved because they grow against the pull of gravity. They begin growing downwards, but as they get larger, they grow upwards to catch more sun, resulting in a curved shape.
jNEJa TIL that when Lil Wayne attempted suicide by a handgun at age 12, he was personally rushed to the hospital by a homicide detective he calls "Uncle Bob." He still keeps in regular contact with him.