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TIL that sea drops by about 328 ft (100m) near Sri Lanka because gravity is anomalously weaker there

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xYZ1 TIL: During WW2, there was an Edinburgh derby (in soccer/football) that was so foggy, neither the commentator or the spectators knew what was going on. The commentator couldn’t mention the fog, incase Germans were listening. He described a fake game but under the fog it ended 6-5.
xV0rg TIL I learned that George Washington Carver, the "Peanut Guy", was also the first black American to receive a bachelors degree in the US in 1894. He also discovered dozens of new use cases from sweet potatoes. So he was so much more than just a peanut guy! Powerful black history facts.
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xVZ0o TIL the thong most likely made it's debut in the US in 1939. It's probably derived from the loincloth and made with the male genitalia in mind.
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