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TIL that Maria Leijerstam rode a tricycle from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole

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e0vbb TIL that the magnetosphere of Jupiter, extends up to seven million kilometers in the Sun's direction and almost to the orbit of Saturn in the opposite direction. If it was visible from Earth, in the night sky, it would be roughly 4 to 5 times bigger than our moon
4XDyg TIL as early as 839 AD, Swedes & Scandanavians served as mercenaries in the Byzantine army. Swedish men left to enlist in such numbers that a new law "Västgötalagen" was created that said no one could inherit while staying in Greece to stop emigration.
QNX4a TIL: Some oil wells are drilled to a depth of 3 miles and the predictable total of U.S. oil production in 1944 was 1,601,2500,000 barrels.
GAReE TIL Barbara Eden of I Dream Of Jeannie fame is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin.
neE8G TIL Someone who is under the age of 21 in Wisconsin (and some other states) can legally be served alcohol at a bar and/or restaurant if they are in the company of a parent, guardian, or spouse who is over the age of 21.