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TIL The Confederation Bridge, the longest ice-covered water crossing bridge in the world spans a 12.9 km

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QNXga TIL researchers testing the Infinite Monkey theorem: Not only did the monkeys produce nothing but five total pages largely consisting of the letter "S", the lead male began striking the keyboard with a stone, and other monkeys followed by urinating and defecating on the machine
RBZ1 TIL Adolf Hitler kept a life-sized portrait of Henry Ford next to his desk
oRPMW TIL that an attempt was made to blackmail The Duke Of Wellington, by threatening to reveal his love affair with a prostitute in a book. Wellington just told them to go ahead and publish it.
d8O7E TIL after Larry Bird left Indiana University, he worked collecting trash in his home town. When leaving for college a 2nd time, this time at Indiana State, he told his co-workers, "I'll be going up there to get a little education. Then I'll be back and be boss of you guys."
rRZy0 TIL When Diana Ross performed the Super Bowl halftime show in the middle of her last number, a helicopter landed in the middle of the field, she boarded it, and continued singing "take me higher, I will survive" as she flew out of the stadium.