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TIL that Dick Van Dyke once fell asleep while surfing, drifted into open water and was rescued by dolphins who pushed him back to shore

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p8GxN TIL that George Wallace was reelected as Governor of Alabama in the 80's by winning over many black voters. He would then appoint over 160 African Americans into positions of power in the state
8a7nX TIL - There’s a tree whose fruit naturally explodes, shooting its seeds up to 100m away.
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