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TIL of Peter Skyllberg who was trapped for two months in his car after it became bogged down in snow drifts near the town of Umea in Sweden. He survived on just snow and snacks and went into a state of hibernation. This slowed his metabolism and left him emaciated, barely able to speak or move.

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YRYv TIL that when Pope John Paul II visited Chile, he asked a crowd of tens of thousands to refuse greed and consumerism –to which they replied «yes», to reject the idol of power, «yes», but when he asked them to reject the idol of «sex and pleasure», the whole stadium replied an outright «NO!»
kO96g TIL the first four Dr. Seuss books were called Boners, More Boners, Still More Boners, and Prize Boners of 1932
Zpv0o TIL that scientists used a dating method to show a Viking ax cut trees on the North American continent exactly 1000 years ago, in 1021 C.E. This dating method uses a spike in solar radiation that left a mark in tree rings around the world. This proves the Vikings arrived before Christopher Columbus.
5Vr6Q TIL about ‘play sneezing’, a behavior exhibited by dogs to signal that their behavior is playful and that they’re enjoying themselves.
69PXm TIL The story of Revere's famous ride in which he was said to warned colonial militia by yelling "The British are coming!" was actually false. The operation was meant to be quiet and stealthy, since British troops were hiding. Also, colonial Americans still considered themselves to be British.