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TIL that there is a sport called Freestyle Canoeing

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loMZN TIL about Ilha da Queimada Grande, one of the deadliest islands in the world. Located off the coast of Brazil, it's so densely populated by snakes that someone estimates there's one snake per square meter.
78mOL TIL most caffeinated soft drinks use synthetic caffeine, which is now mostly produced in Chinese factories
R5MJQ TIL that in the 80s the famous computer scientist & futurist Ray Kurzweil, created the 1rst electronic music keyboard to replicate the sound of a grand piano and many other instruments.
GAZJ1 TIL that February 24 is the real Leap Day. In the ancient Roman calendar, leap years insert a day into the calendar between 23 and 24, and this was never officially changed.
N7xwM TIL about an actual "Sleeping Beauty" in that there's a 99 year old (100 this coming December) perfectly preserved body of a 1 year old, named Rosalia Lombardo. She died of Pneumonia in 1920 & filled with grief, her father enlisted Alfredo Salafia to embalm her body so she can be preserved forever.