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TIL a man ate an entire airplane over the course of two years

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XE8Vr TIL in 1916 New Jersey experienced numerous shark attacks, one shark even swam inland through a creek to kill two people.
xGYb TIL a Scottish man, Robert Barclay Allardice, walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours to win 1000 guineas. He is considered the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking.
lynA TIL that all presidents and first ladies have secret service protection for life, and further that any children of former presidents get secret service protection until they turn 16.
oRWQ7 TIL that the small ridges on the roof of your mouth are called rugae? These unique patterns of ridges are as unique to each person as fingerprints!
0w4LN TIL of Silphium, a plant from classic antiquity that was so valuable that it was supposedly overharvested to extinction. The plant only grew in a narrow coastal area in Cyrenaica (Libya). It was widely used as seasoning, perfume, as an aphrodisiac, and medicine.