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TIL Reggie Strickland holds the record for the most losses as a Professional Boxer with 276

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ne6jB TIL: The Three Gorges Dam in China holds such a massive amount of water that it slows down the earth's rotation and increases a day by 0.06 microseconds
pa6N TIL the Lamborghini Countach gets its name from a exclamation of astonishment at the sight of a beautiful woman in a regional dialect specific to Northern Italy. Most other Lamborghini’s name are references to bullfighting.
kJJWW TIL Lake Superior State University of Michigan has a "Department of Natural Unicorns" and has been issuing Unicorn Questing licenses since 1971. The questing season is everyday except Valentine's Day and times Santa or the Tooth Fairy are around. They discourage the use of "simulated" virgins.
5VWYp TIL Mi’kmaq used birch bark canoes or hollowed-out hemlock logs fitted with long wooden runners or “skates” to sprint over the ice and water to Prince Edward Island. The British copied this design in the 1800s for Royal Mail delivery
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