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TIL that after fighting off a shark while rowing solo across the Atlantic, adventurer John Fairfax wasn’t believed—so he killed another shark and dropped it off at the reporter’s office to prove his story.

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yRGM TIL Sean Connery was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond
vKxr TIL that in 1869, Chinese and Irish labourers working on the Central Pacific Railway managed to lay down 10 miles of tracks in just one day, something that has never been matched since.
5YMrR Today I learned about Lord Goddard, a former Lord Chief Justice of England. His clerk claimed that he ejaculated whilst passing a death sentence on such a regular basis, that a fresh pair of trousers had to be brought to court on those occasions.
e0k0J TIL the airport in which "The Terminal" was shot was a massive failure. Traffic predictions were grossly overestimated, the highways to link it to Montréal were never built and its terminal was insulated with asbestos. It hasn't received passengers since 2004 and the terminal was destroyed in 2016.
gM0W TIL that a single story building at 1209 North Orange Street in Wilmington Delaware is the legal home for over 200,000 businesses.