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TIL of Cliff Young, a 61-year-old farmer who won a 875-km ultramarathon wearing only farm boots and pants, and broke the previous record by two days.

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BgJ0d TIL that in 1937, seven North American beavers were released in Finland as an effort to boost the population of the Eurasian beaver (nearly hunted to extinction) before it was known that they were actually two distinct species. Today, approximately 12,000 North American beavers live in Finland.
Jj9B TIL in 1290 England expelled the entire Jewish population and was the first country to make Jewish people wear identifying badges.
xV8x0 TIL December 25 was originally a pagan celebration, Sol Invictus, the “Unconquerable Sun.”
6EMNJ TIL on average Mercury, not Mars or Venus, is the closest planet to Earth
p8D6Z TIL that in 1995 in Cambodia, a same-sex marriage was legally recognized by the Cambodian government despite same-sex marriage being constitutionally banned.