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TIL that the us military trained pilots over the Great Lakes.

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R7k91 TIL Many breakfast cereals have more sugar in them than cakes, doughnuts and ice cream.
loKVa TIL: In 1933, the British explorer Frank Smythe attempted to climb Mt. Everest alone. As the time passed, due to isolation he became so convinced that someone else was accompanying him on his climb that he offered a piece of cake to his invisible climbing partner.
YErx TIL In accordance with Freddy Mercury’s final wishes, Mary Austin (his former girlfriend) took possession of his ashes and buried them in an undisclosed location.
yQxbV TIL the shape of the Pentagon was designed after the first planned build location. The plot of land was Pentagon shaped. They switched locations to not hurt the view of D.C. from Arlington cemetery but kept the shape because it would have been too expensive to change and FDR liked the design.
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