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TIL that there are trails in Ireland that have been certified as part of the International Appalachian Trail, because they were formed together during Pangea

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0yP1 TIL that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by 80% of the Republican House members, and 82% of the Republican Senate members.
XYdj TIL that Linda Hazzard, a woman who was responsible for over 40 patients deaths due to fasting, died whilst attempting to prove her methods worked.
rRYne TIL In Switzerland, You Can Be Denied Citizenship for "Being Too Annoying".
d8V9j TIL aircraft compasses are not always accurate. While flying, compasses will point towards the north when accelerating, and towards the south when decelerating, known as magnetic dip. The effect is reversed in the southern hemisphere.
VQ00 TIL wild giraffes have evolved to sleep an average of 30 minutes a day, in five minute intervals, to minimize vulnerability to predators.