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TIL That Russians Race Motorcycles on Ice

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Yxed TIL that Underwater Forest off Alabama Coast Uncovered by Katrina is 50,000 Years Old
PYYZe TIL Buckfast, a caffeinated tonic wine, accounts for less than half a percent of Scotland's total alcohol sales but is a factor in over 40 percent of arrests.
pXV4 TIL there is one double barrel cannon in existence. It was intended to fire simultaneously from side-by-side barrels two balls linked by a chain, intended to scythe down enemy soldiers like standing wheat.
dDvMj TIL that Spanish moss is not a moss; it’s more closely related to grasses than to mosses. It’s also not Spanish; it’s native to the southern US, Central America, and South America.
1aEPD TIL that the source tune for the American National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, came from an 18th century drinking song called "To Anacreon In Heaven."