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TIL The International Space Station is 357 feet end-to-end? That’s almost the same length as a football field, including both end zones.

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ZpJlo TIL the 2029 Asian Winter Games is supposed to be held in Trojena in Saudi Arabia, a city that doesn't exist yet
8ap7L TIL that modern Icelandic is identical to Ancient Norse, unlike any other Scandinavian language, meaning that Icelandic children can read old Norse texts much more fluently than most professional Norse historians
PY9GL TIL that despite having starring in roles in Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies, and The Post, Tom Hanks has not been nominated for an Oscar for 17 years
XE0LD TIL about the China National Highway 110 traffic jam; a massive traffic jam that slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100 km and lasted for more than 10 days. Drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km per day and some drivers were stuck in the traffic jam for 5 days.
mxLYx TIL that Bengal famine of 1943 and that the 2 millions deaths are considered by historians to have been preventable. (This video gives a recap but more info is on wiki)