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TIL there is a small part of Kentucky that can only be accessed by land by going through Tennessee.

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woD9P TIL North American beavers have 40 chromosomes, while European beavers have 48. The two species are not genetically compatible. Only one stillborn kit was born of attempted hybridization.
W7LQo TIL of "Target Fixation": a phenomenon where an individual becomes so focused on an observed object (be it a target, or hazard to be avoided) that they inadvertently increase their risk of colliding with the object.
jNeWQ TIL about Sue Finley, who at 80 is the longest-serving female employee at NASA. She has had a role in nearly every US unmanned space probe, and some missions of other nations.
968r TIL Operation CHAOS was a domestic espionage project conducted by the CIA to spy on the student antiwar movement
xxv0 TIL the tradition of women in Bolivia wearing bowler hats dates back to the late 1800’s when a shipment meant for English workers were too small so they were given to the locals