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TIL that “sailing the Seven Seas” originally referred to the seven bodies of water Arabian traders crossed to reach China.

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P1gnV TIL that receipts f*** up your testosterone levels
XQVj TIL during the beginning of the 19th century, Ireland had almost half the population of Great Britain with ~5 million to it’s 10.5 million. Today at 6.3 million and 61 million it is little more than 1/10th.
p8KLQ TIL During a US WWII bombing mission in 1944, 1st Lt. Bill Lawley, took controls of a severely damaged B-17, managed to evade 20 attackers, pull out of a steep dive, and refused to bail-out with the rest of the crew as 2 team members were wounded. He was subsequently awarded the Metal of Honor.
LAem TIL Bob barker is a black belt in karate and was trained by Chuck Norris and his brother Aaron. He volunteered to fight Adam Sandler in their scene together in Happy Gilmore
8NGa TIL that during the 2008 presidential election, author Stephen King referred to Glenn Beck as “Satan’s mentally challenged younger brother.” In the same year he also spoke out against a Massachusetts bill that would restrict the sale of violent video games to minors.