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TIL of Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Icelandic explorer, who sailed to America around 1000ad. She was the first European to give birth there. She also sailed across North Atlantic eight times between Greenland, Iceland and Norway. Later in her life she made a pilgrimage to Rome and back.

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N7QV8 TIL ancient folklore saved several native tribes during the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami (death toll 230,000). While many locals and tourists ventured curiously into the receding waters, the natives fled, citing "huge shaking of ground followed by high wall of water"
emAk TIL the first confirmed fatal wolf attack in North America was in 2010.
xVeWw TIL that on March 13th, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed a resolution stating that Pluto will always be considered a planet while in New Mexican skies. The Illinois Senate passed a similar resolution in 2009.
awKlZ TIL the Tuatara is neither lizard nor snake, but it's own distinct order that dates back 250,000,000 years, making them a "living dinosaur." They have a highly developed Parietal Eye on top of their head, connected to the brain, that allows them to sense differences in lights and shadows.
AN1Xl TIL There’s a pay phone in Takoma Park, MD, that only makes bird calls. If you pick up the handset, you’ll hear the call of the Mourning Dove instead of a dial tone. Press a key to hear another bird call along with its identification and info about it. The phone attracts a lot of children.