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TIL in 1965 the first Channel Crossing by car took place, using 2 Amphicars, the first amphibious mass-produced automobiles. They then drove to Frankfurt.

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e0ZXJ TIL a Nigerian ship's cook, Harrison Odjegba Okene, survived for 60 hours in a sunken tugboat, Jascon-4, that capsized on 26 May 2013 in heavy seas while it was stabilising an oil tanker at a Chevron platform in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, about 32 km (20 mi) off the Nigerian coast
6X7J TIL that someone in Utah made a full scale real life version of the house from the Pixar’s movie ‘Up’
ADYDa TIL that McDonald's once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli in an attempt to make kids eat more vegetables. The taste confused children and the product was pulled before it even reached the shelves.
x6yAw TIL there is a little known statistic in American football called an “octopus”. Players can record an octopus by scoring a touchdown, followed by scoring a 2-pt conversion after that same touchdown.
grAaX TIL self help guru Tony Robbins claimed he saved an employee’s life from COVID. She and her daughter claim he basically ruined their lives.