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TIL turtle can outrun a crocodile

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epwx4 TIL that in 2002, after incumbent Minnesota Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chose former VP Walter Mondale to replace Wellstone a week before the election. This marked Mondale's return to politics after 22 years, losing with 47% of the vote
rLDe TIL the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau is often seen as a 'bible’ for self-sufficiency enthusiasts. However, while many picture Thoreau as a hermit in the woods, his cabin on the lake was about a mile from town, where he would often go to visit his mother, who did his laundry for him.
7rdEr TIL about the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, built on the site of "S-21," one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge. Of the estimated 20,000 people who were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, there are only twelve known survivors.
wLa8J TIL: The Wreck of the Sultana was the Worst Maritime Disaster In American History, killing 1,800 on board.
4XVr6 TIL that Lego bricks from 1958 still interlock with those made in the current time. Each Lego piece must be manufactured to an exacting degree of precision. When two pieces are engaged they must fit firmly, yet be easily disassembled.