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TIL Anne Frank wrote about the changes her body was going through in her diary, but her dad edited those parts out of the published manuscript.

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KgRG TIL that escapes from prison by helicopter are not only a real thing, but that some criminals have escaped from prison Multiple times by helicopter
wLxKM TIL that Brazil's southernmost point is at about 33.75 degrees south, far outside of the tropics and at a latitude similar to Atlanta, Islamabad, or Sydney.
9YPkr TIL Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once sneaked out of a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore.
0YMN TIL Hawaii’s Big Island is home to 11 of the world’s 13 climate zones.
yWWv TIL After the attack on Pearl harbor, Hawaii was issued their own currency in case the Japanese was successful in taking over the island.