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TIL that the Panama Canal is 85 feet ABOVE sea level and uses new Locks to conserve water.

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Rp97 Today I learned that some military aircrafts have a fake cockpit painted on them so it’s harder to determine their orientation
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QJgY9 TIL in 2015, Norma Bauerschmidt, a 90 years old woman was diagnosed with cancer. Instead of starting treatment, she, her son, daughter-in-law, and dog, went on a year long road trip around the US, travelling 13,000 miles around 32 states.
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4X9Ro TIL In 1872/3 the so called "Great Epizooic of 1872" spread throughout North America, infecting more than 75% of all horses. While rarely fatal it wreaked havoc in US economy and forced the US-cavalry and the Apache for some time to fight each other on foot. It was one cause for the 1872 Boston Fire