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TIL Tina Louise (Ginger on Gilligan's Island) has spent the last 20 years teaching children to read

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R5bva TIL that the Backstreet Boys have never had a number 1 hit single in the United States
wLW68 TIL about "Sky Islands" which are are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different desert environments. In the mountains, the mild climate hosts unique plants and animals, which are unable to leave, due to extreme environmental differences, making them virtually function as islands.
kO1le TIL the first civil nuclear accident happened in Canada in 1952 when a reactor core was damaged. Contaminated light-water leaked out of the reactor and led to a major response effort. Future U.S. president Jimmy Carter, then a Navy Lieutenant, was part of the cleanup crew
OoJ1e TIL of Schienenzeppelin, an experimental railcar built in 1930 that moved via double bladed propeller and reached 143 mph. Only one example was built and never put in service due to safety concerns
rRB9e TIL In 1883, U.S. and Canadian railroads adopted a four-zone system to govern their operations and reduce the confusion resulting from some 100 conflicting locally established “sun times” observed in terminals across the countries.