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TIL Canadians attempted to build a ship out of ice during WWII.

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loXpA TIL political prisoners in China are being executed "on demand" in order to provide organs to recipients. One estimate suggests approximately 65,000 have been executed for their organs between 2000 and 2008. Median wait time for a kidney transplant: Canada - 6 years, UK - 3 years, China - 1 week.
ANM7 TIL that the headless horseman carried a whip made out of human spine.
5Y9n8 TIL there was an early 1900s act named "Sober Sue", who's draw was she never smiled. A theater offered $1000 to any one who could make her laugh, attracting big comedians. Crowds came out to watch them try, and fail, giving them a free show. Later it came out that Sue suffered from facial paralysis.
4Xl8N TIL about the ~2,000 yr old Roman aqueduct in Segovia Spain. 15km long. Almost 100 ft at highest. Almost 2,000 km by road to Rome. Carried water into the 1920's
X7o8 TIL Bear Grylls rowed naked for 22 miles in a homemade bathtub along the Thames River to raise funds for a friend who lost his legs in a climbing accident.