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TIL: This guy (Jason Lewis) became the 1st person to circumnavigate the Earth without using motors or sails. He walked, cycled, & inline skated 5 continents, & kayaked, swam, rowed, & pedalled a boat across the rivers, seas, and oceans. It took him 13 years to complete, the 46,505-mile journey.

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4lLb TIL that Turkmenistan possesses the world’s fourth largest reserves of natural gas resources. Since 1993, citizens have received government-provided electricity, water and natural gas free of charge.
0dwB5 TIL that Nik Kershaw originally wanted ’The Riddle’ to be an instrumental but was made to give it lyrics by the record label. He couldn’t come up with lyrics and his nonsense guide lyrics were used instead. The lyrics were thought of as a genuine riddle and became a large matter for debate in the UK
yevV TIL alcohol is the fastest and most effective antidote if a person has consumed ethylene glycol(main ingredient in anti-freeze)
X0KD8 TIL the film director Uwe Boll, who infamously beat up 5 critics in boxing matches, chickened out of a fight against the Internet critic Seanbaby when he learned that he knew muay thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Seanbaby quipped that Boll shied away when he "learned he wasn't fighting a midget".
X04BX TIL majority of research results do not find statistically significant shift in sexual offense trend with sex offender registration and notification. In fact those who didn't register after incarceration re offended less as they were able to rehabilitate easier back into society.