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TIL in 1932 Oskar Speck was an unemployed contractor in Germany who left via kayak to seek work, but en route changed his plan & decided to see the world. By 1939 he kayaked all the way to Australia. Unbeknown to him, WW2 started & upon arrival, he was detained as an enemy foreigner until WW2 ended.

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loejr TIL about the chatelaine - an 1800s women accesory which was a customisable swiss army type collection of useful objects that hung on your waist
epKD6 TIL Great White Sharks are not technically apex predators since they are preyed upon by Orcas
rRBre TIL of Zippy Chippy, a racehorse that, despite having many famous racehorses in his pedigree, failed to win all of the 100 races he competed in and ended up banned from all tracks except Northampton Fair.
YAGB TIL that when our ancestors started walking upright on two legs, our skeleton configuration changed affecting our pelvis and making our hips narrower, and that’s why childbirth is more painful and longer for us than it is to other mammals.
neM6W TIL there are 500 varieties of mangoes, and they are related to the cashew and pistachio family and are one of the most consumed fruits in the world.