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TIL that Alfred Wegener, the father of Continental Drift (which became plate tectonics) and a pioneer in paleoclimatology died lost in a blizzard on an expedition. His theories were ridiculed until decades later.

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vPgGr TIL that the 23 year reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius is considered the most peaceful in the history of the Roman Empire. There’s no record of Antoninus leading any military action, and it’s likely he likely never saw or commanded a Roman army or came within 500 miles of a legion during his reign.
6dBl TIL A Superman landmine awareness campaign backfired when children ran into a minefield hoping to get rescued by Superman
lWy1 TIL the South Pole is 9,301 feet above sea level - but 9,000 feet of that is ice.
W7xd TIL that Don Francisco, the host of Univision’s Sabado Gigante for 50 years, is actually a German Jew. (Happy 50th, Sabado Gigante!)
kJpAE TIL that in the 1970s and 80s, a group of Deaf children in Nicaragua created their own complex sign language from scratch.