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TIL that more people have been in space than have sailed non-stop around the world.

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E1Dp0 TIL Alvin Straight, a 73 year old, almost blind, man drove his John Deere lawn mower 240 miles to his brothers house after being denied his drivers license due to his eyesight.
1Lp8 TIL that the city of Seoul, South Korea has the world’s most encompassing fibre network, resulting in internet speeds of 1Gbps. It is also in the process of providing free wi-fi in all outdoor areas.
oB578 TIL of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, when the Mormons killed 120-140 people of a wagon train passing through Utah
GL97 TIL that in 1921, A mob of angry, heavily armed whites attacked the richest african american community in the U.S. at the time - (In Tulsa, OK) killing anywhere from 55- 300 blacks. Bi-planes were even used to drop incendiary bombs on buildings and fleeing families.
m181O TIL the first Who Wants to Be a Millionaire video game was developed by Jellyvision, the creators of You Don't Know Jack, and became one of the fastest-selling PC games of all time.