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TIL that a meteor strike in a very isolated area of Siberia in 1908 flattened 830 miles of forest. It is the largest meteor strike ever recorded, it was called the Tunguska Event.

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RYn4 TIL baby spit backwashes into the breast during breastfeeding so the mother’s body can adjust the breastmilk composition based on the baby’s health
WkodX TIL That consuming foods containing vitamin C as a cure for Scurvy has been repeatedly rediscovered and forgotten through history
W76W4 TIL Peter Billingsley who played Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” also played the head elf in “Elf”.
ZpKgY TIL that 'Arniston', a British East India Company sailing ship, shipwrecked with the loss of 372 lives because the ship owners refused to buy a marine chronometer; an easy and cheap addition to her equipment.
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