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TIL: Norway has no south to north road connection. If the Storjord-Ballangen ferry is stopped, the shortest alternate route is a 1000km, 13 hour journey through Sweden

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BX0b TIL that you shouldn’t recycle pizza boxes. The soaked-in grease has likely rendered the cardboard un-recycleable, and you’re doing more harm than good by putting them in the recycle bin.
p8YjQ TIL that 14% of the US adult population could not read in 2013
MeZpm TIL that the popular children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low" stemmed from a song sung by soldiers marching in the American Revolutionary War. In their version, however, the listener is hit with intrusive questions regarding their ball sack. NSFW lyrics in link
MZP0 TIL The term “meme” was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976. It represents “one unit of cultural transmission.”
vlOj TIL Neerja Bhanot, an Indian flight, attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the terrorits. She died while attempting to help passengers escape, shielding three children from a hail of bullets.