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TIL that Marianas Trench is a United States National Monument

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P140e TIL T.E. Lawrence's (Lawrence of Arabia) death in a motorcycle accident made one of his doctors study what he saw as the unnecessary loss of life by motorcycle despatch riders through head injuries which led to the increased use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists
n5Ao TIL that at the 2006 Winter Olympics, a Norwegian coach handed a spare ski pole to a Canadian after she broke hers during a relay race. The Canadian skier went on to win a silver medal. Canadian citizens were so appreciative they collectively gave the coach more than 5 tons of Maple Syrup.
oBDKr TIL that rapper Lil Skies was a straight A student in high school, and that he graduated HS and briefly attended Shippensburg University PA before dropping out to focus on his rap career.
rrwW TIL Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same date, 23 April 1616, but not on the same day.
Jk94 TIL there is a flower often used as a food dye in Southeast Asian cuisine called “Clitoria”–named because it resembles a woman’s sexual organs