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TIL the US-Canada border is the longest international border in the world, and that Alaska's portion alone is about 38%.

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Ad8B TIL that the 1800 election for the US President was an exact tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, so the vote went to the House of Representatives. The House voted 35 times, all of them ties, until Jefferson won on the 36th vote.
x6Oe7 TIL the human voice is as unique as the fingerprint- each person's voice is distinct and identifiable due to a combination of anatomical factors like vocal cord size, throat shape, and speaking patterns, making it nearly impossible to find two identical voices.
8D6Z TIL Henry Ford spied on his employees at home to ensure they were living virtuously.
4XEbg TIL ciabatta has only been around since 1982.
DQMYp TIL about Sivaramakrishna Padmavati, the first woman cardiologist in India who became a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) at age 90- the most senior fellow in the ESC