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TIL: Finland has ten trees for every person in the world
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TIL: President Franklin D. Roosevelt never invited Jesse Owens to the White House following his triumphs at the 1936 Olympics. In Germany, Owens had been allowed to stay in the same hotels as whites at a time when African Americans in many parts of the United States had to stay in segregated hotels.
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TIL of patient S.M, a female with a rare genetic disease leading to an inability to experience fear in her life. Additionally she experiences little negative emotion and has no sense of personal space; experiencing no discomfort standing nose to nose with strangers whilst making direct eye contact.
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TIL the Santa Marie didn’t make to the U.S. because the crew partied too hard and all fell asleep. Only the cabin boy stayed awake to steer, but he crashed the ship into Haiti.
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TIL about Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean town in Antarctica which requires all residents to have their appendix removed
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TIL President Jimmy Carter became the parole officer of his daughters nanny so she could work in the White House.