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TIL that Avril Lavigne twice won MVP in a boys' pee-wee hockey league.

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dDjnE TIL That the USA had a secret base under the ice in Greenland in the 60's.
A684 TIL that a “Desire Path” is the worn track that multiple people mark on grass or other surfaces because it’s the most easily navigated route between places. In Finland, desire paths made by footprints in snow in winter are used to design purpose-built pathways.
R5BJ9 TIL that after astronauts arrive in space they lose their sense of smell. As a result, they end up craving foods that have spicy, sweet and/or sour flavours.
wooV7 Til that: When the Butzke family fled Austria in 1940, they sewed valuables into their son's teddy bear. When German soldiers tried to take the bear, the boy screamed until it was thrown back at him. The valuables helped them start a new life when they immigrated to the U.S
xYdo TIL General William Tecumseh Sherman once said of Ulysses S. Grant: “Grant is a great general. He stood by me when I was crazy. and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now we stand by each other.” Sherman had been previously removed from command for insanity.