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TIL There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire land mass of North and South America to a depth of 30 centimetres (12 in).

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O8lR TIL that of 1763 recorded wars, only 123 (7%) of them had a religious cause.
JOeV TIL In June 1974, while President Nixon was on his way to a scheduled stop in Syria, Syrian fighter jets intercepted Air Force One to act as escorts. However, the Air Force One crew was not informed in advance and, as a result, took evasive action including a dive.
p8AmO TIL the Earth may not be flat but the Solar System is. Aftering seeing a graphic of an asteroid's relative distance to Earth I thought, this must be misleading, as we are not on one plane in space. But we basically are, with margins in single digit degrees.
d88B9 There is 'no incentive for escalator manufacturers to do anything different.'
jNRKE TIL that the Turkish Embassy in DC played a vital role in desegregating Jazz scene. Two teenage sons of the ambassador would often organize events in the embassy inviting black and white artists to perform together. One of these sons went on to start Atlantic Records.