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TIL Senna remains a national hero in Brazil. His grave attracts more visitors than the graves of John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley combined.

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e0WkE TIL about The Highway of Tears...A section of Canadian Roadway where Women Disappear Without a Trace
1ap8P TIL That Venice Italy is held up by millions of ancient tree poles driven into the mud. They never rot due to the lack of oxygen.
KOvgE TIL pedestrianism was the biggest sport in America before the rise of modern spectator sports
yVLVJ TIL NASA has a fully fleshed plan for establishing a permanent base on Venus, made in 2015 and codenamed HAVOC the plan calls for the creation of floating stations 50km from the surface of Venus
8avZP TIL a company in Japan developed a smoke alarm specifically designed for those with hearing impairments that uses wasabi odour instead of a loud noise. Tests on sleeping people with normal or no hearing show the device waking all of the subject in just two and a half minutes.