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TIL that there is a sport called Freestyle Canoeing

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NXm6e TIL globular clusters were thought to be stars until the 1700s, proved the Sun is far from the Milky Way’s center, and are among the oldest objects in the universe, yet have unclear origins.
GY8GN TIL that in 2002 NASA interns stole Moon Rocks worth $30 million, then drove to a motel and had sex on them, before trying to sell them to an amateur mineralogist from belgium
dDwpd TIL Portuguese is the most spoken language south of the Equator.
e0V1E TIL that if a child swallows a button battery, it should be given honey every 10 minutes to minimize internal burning. The honey forms a protective barrier and neutralizes alkaline levels, resulting in less severe and more superficial burns.
eLAb TIL that smoking was not banned on airplanes in the US until 1988. And it was only a partial ban at that