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TIL: Terry Fox ran the equivalent of 128 marathons in 143 days in an attempt to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research, all despite having lost a leg to cancer. His Marathon of Hope led to the annual Terry Fox Run, which continues to support cancer research globally. 🇨🇦🏃‍♂️

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X0gor TIL about the Tube Challenge, the fastest time to to travel to all London Underground stations. The current record to travel to all 272 stations is 18 hours and 8 minutes, which was set on October 23, 2023 by a group of eight teenagers aged 16-17.
KNn4 TIL that the “there are people starving in Africa so your suffering is invalid” argument has a name: Fallacy of relative privation
eYGk TIL Harris Rosen offered scholarships to students in a very poor neighborhood, Tangelo Park, who got good grades and completely changed the socioeconomics of the area. He has adopted another neighborhood project but 5 times larger in an area near Orlando called Parramore District.
e0AxL TIL that "Banana Republic" was coined as a political term referring to a country(s) (Honduras and neighbors) that were exploited by a corporation (United Fruit Co.) for specific exports (yes, bananas). It is typically ruled by plutocracy and has a large poor working class that is also exploited.
0d7Kp TIL The song "Yankee Doodle" was originally sung by the British during the Revolutionary War to mock Americans. "Yankee doodle dandy" meant an uncultured, effeminate, American. When the Americans began winning, they started singing the song themselves to mock the British.