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TIL that the Florida Platform (on which all of Florida and parts of adjacent states sit) was originally part of the African continent that became attached to the North American continent in the Jurassic geological period.

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1Ovd TIL that Jim Abbott, a Major League Baseball pitcher for 10 years, not only won a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics, but also pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993 and was elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, all while only having one hand.
nWMxB TIL that in 1969, the BBC aired a live-action sitcom called "The Gnomes of Dulwich," where the characters were all garden gnomes.
d8RyK TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza probably isn’t the one you think it is. Of the three famous pyramids, the LEFTMOST one is actually the Great Pyramid. The one in the middle is 7 feet shorter, but it sits on higher ground making it look taller.
ZpRPQ TIL that Gymnocalycium cacti have an incredible survival strategy for enduring long droughts in their native South American grasslands and rocky areas: they can shrink and bury themselves partially into the soil, reducing exposure to the harsh environment until rain returns
7b8x TIL Finland was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.