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TIL The events of 9/11 directly led to the miraculous discovery of the oldest cave in North America at a highway project in Missouri.

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69mmY TIL that the current image of Santa Claus originated in the 19th century by Dutch immigrants who brought the legend of Sinterklaas to New Amsterdam.