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TIL, there was a suggestion to resettle displaced Palestinians in Chile and Argentina.

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4eVb TIL the US is the same size as the entire continent of Europe with half the population
dGbK TIL of a weather phenomenon that struck Kopperl, Texas in June 1960 dubbed “Satan’s Storm.” During this event, temperatures suddenly rose around midnight to 140°F, wind gusts blew at over 75MPH and crops were instantly scorched, causing terrified residents to believe the world was ending.
Xv06 TIL Isaac Asimov was a long-time member and vice president of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as “brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs”.
j6d7X TIL that the Thoroughbred racehorse Equipoise (1928–1938), mentioned in the song "Fugue for Tinhorns" from the 1950 musical 'Guys and Dolls', was a real-life stakes winner. While "Epitaph" is fictional, the American Quarter Horse stallion and racehorse Go Man Go was a great-grandson of Equipoise.
v1KO4 TIL of Virginia Apgar who invented the Apgar score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child, and ended up saving countless lives.