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TIL There is an international zipline between Spain and Portugal.

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ayZL TIL of Wong Chin Foo, a 19th century Chinese-American civil rights activist. He launched NYC’s first Chinese newspaper and was active in politics. Wong once challenged Denis Kearney, an anti-Chinese demagogue, to a duel. He offered Kearney “his choice of chopsticks, Irish potatoes or Krupp guns.”
kO1Q7 TIL of the 121 songs Billy Joel recorded, 33 (27%) of them were top 40 hits.
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