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TIL there is a super highway between New York and London being proposed that would cross the Bering Strait.

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LkKLQ TIL that “Budweiser” was originally the German name for beer brewed in the Czech town of České Budějovice (German: Budweis). Anheuser-Busch stole the name for its American brew, and the breweries have been in trademark battles ever since. If you order a Budweiser in the EU, you get the Czech brew.
JjN1 TIL The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people on television.
LvKV TIL of Missy, the most expensive cow ever sold. Worth $1,2 million, she is considered to be the top milk cow, being the top in both beauty and milk production. Her embryos alone are worth $3 million dollars in pre-signed contracts.
D1yaY TIL about Peter Siebold, the only person to survive a deadly spaceship disaster. He survived a fall from 50,000 ft, 30,000 of which in freefall, at a speed of Mach 1.
OolVX TIL the term "Hands Down" comes from the world of horse racing, where a jockey cruising to an easy victory would loosen the reigns and drop his hands, thus winning "Hands Down".