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TIL that the song “This Land is Your Land” was made to spite the song “God Bless America” for being too blindly patriotic

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wonMJ TIL that Ewa Wiśnierska, a German paraglider, was unexpectedly caught in a thunderstorm and pulled up into a cumulonimbus cloud, reaching an altitude of 10,000m (33,000ft). She survived extreme temperatures of -50°C and oxygen deprivation at a height higher than Mount Everest.
D11Mr Even small amounts of vigorous exercise could significantly lower a person’s risk of dying prematurely, according to a large-scale new study of exercise and mortality.
nWo9Y TIL that Gutzon Borglum, the designer and sculptor for Mount Rushmore, was later commissioned to create a statue of Woodrow Wilson in Poznań, Poland. The statue was destroyed in 1945 when the Soviets and Germans fought for control of the city.
R5xm1 TIL of "Blue" and "Chirps," a cat and bird who became friends after being adopted and nursed back to health by two men serving life sentences at Folsom State Prison
MPBB TIL when filming the movie “Space Jam”, Warner Brothers built an indoor gym nicknamed the “Jordan Dome”. MJ used it to get back into playing shape for his return by playing pickup games against other NBA players and celebrities