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TIL There is no road connecting North and South America

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78VWx TIL microwaving a grape will make plasma
dOPE TIL Not only did there used to be giant sloth, but there were giant MARINE sloths
KBrw TIL the Ferrari Prancing Horse logo originally decorated the plane of Count Francesco Baracca, Italy’s top fighter ace of WWI. The badge was given to Enzo Ferrari after the ace was shot down by his mother, who said “Ferrari, put my son’s prancing horse on your cars. It will bring you good luck.”
wMV1 TIL That megapodes are birds that hatch fully feathered and active, already able to fly and live independently from their parents
YpP6B TIL King George V of the United Kingdom was euthanised by his doctor both to ease the suffering of the King and family - but also to make the announcement in the morning papers, not the evening papers.