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yVKQw TIL Jean-Pierre Blanchard had to complete the first English Channel crossing by air without his pants as he tossed them out to mid-journey to lower the weight.
6EbWJ TIL that after ventriloquist Shari Lewis learned of her cancer diagnosis, she filmed one last episode of her children's show. She sang "Hello Goodbye," a farewell to her audience.
VBGdD TIL: The federal government is by far the largest employer of veterans in the United States
4X146 TIL The name "Puntland" is derived from the Land of Punt mentioned by ancient Egyptian sources. However, the exact location of the fabled territory is still a mystery. Many studies suggest that the Land of Punt was located in Somalia, whereas others propose that it was situated elsewhere
69P6W TIL Runner’s trots or Gingerbread Man is the sudden and explosive need to empty one’s bowels in the heat of a race. This occurs due to shunting of blood away from the intestines and toward the muscles. Runners also lose control of both their interior and exterior sphincter muscles at the anal canal