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TIL that in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, a rule change plus the need to win by two goals resulted in Grenada trying to score in either net and Barbados defending both nets.

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0wJ8j TIL - A Box Social is a tradition where women fill a box with a meal and men bid on the box with the expectation to share the meal with the woman whose box it is. It is typically used as a fundraiser.
4kBBw TIL the fastest speed limit in North and South America is 85 mph (136.8 kph) on a 41-mile stretch of toll road, Texas State Highway 130, between SH 45 (South of Austin, Texas) and I-10 (East of Seguin, TX).
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v1A5x TIL that Nebraska community college student Katy Ayers grew a canoe out of mushroom roots (mycelium) to prove fungi is a bio-friendly building material. It floats with two passengers, but when it gets wet it fruits (sprouts mushrooms). Katy plans to get a Ph.D. in mycology then help save the planet.
645l TIL that that last man to cross over Niagara Falls on a tightrope was required to submit his passport to border agents upon arrival.