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TIL of Fyllingsdalstunnelen, a 1.8 mile long bicycle tunnel built under a mountain in Bergen, Norway. It is the world's longest purpose-built tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians

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1aaQD TIL the theme song for the cartoon show Arthur is sung by Ziggy Marley
4WMb TIL in 1739 a 16 year old girl in South Carolina was instrumental in creating an economy accounting for 1/3 the value of the colony’s output pre-Revolution. George Washington held her in such high esteem, upon her death he travelled to Philadelphia to be one of her pallbearers.
jNggv TIL there is an Indian figure in their Congress named Adolf Hitler. Regarding his name, Hitler stated "I don't have any dictatorial tendencies."
wQK8 TIL 10 million pounds of syrup was stolen from The Canadian governments reserve.
b9K8j TIL: Sculptor Selma Burke, a black woman, never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which was later adapted and featured on the US dime. It is widely accepted that the white John R. Sinnock's obverse design on the Roosevelt dime was adapted from Burke's work.