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TIL Caitlyn Jenner was a race car driver.

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WkKGN Today I learned about the Driftless Area; a rugged area of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and a minor part of Illinois that was completely missed by glaciers. It is roughly the size of West Virginia, and is home to huge bluffs, deep canyons, and rare species of plants found no where else.
4X8ow TIL that in 1964 the FBI sent Martin Luther King Jr. blackmail tapes and an anonymously written letter that attempted to convince him to commit suicide
4XJpo TIL Among skaters, the benihana is considered a kook trick. It’s forbidden, only done in jest or ignorance.
QJdkp TIL Land rover enthusiasts (in the UK) can hire a Land Rover hearse for their funerals. The company's slogan "ONE LIFE, LIVED IT" plays on the popular matra "One life, live it" repeated by Defender owners.
l7xrA TIL 🌿 Plants can ‘hear’ running water and will grow roots toward the source of the sound