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TIL Canada’s First Astronaut is now a Member of Parliament

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nmK7 TIL Because of Robin’s constant exploits with Batman, it took him more than 30 years to complete High School.
8a1DV TIL of Gourmand syndrome, a rare eating disorder caused by brain damage in the frontal lobe. The only symptom is a sudden obsessive passion for gourmet food and fine dining
n8kr TIL A 17 yr old girl was the sole survivor of an airplane that was struck by lightning. While still strapped to her seat, she fell 2 miles (3km) from the aircraft and landed down into the Amazon rainforest, where she trekked through the jungle for 10 days until she was rescued by local lumbermen.
v1wR8 TIL the real name of Shaggy from the Scooby-Doo series is Norville Rogers
GYd5J TIL that fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, and this was not recognized until a few decades ago.