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TIL that in January 19, 1977, the only day it snowed in Miami, Florida for the first and only time ever.

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6EGZl TIL the Israeli forces built the Bar Lev Line on the Suez Canal, costing $300 million and was expected to be a “graveyard for Egyptian troops”, as it would take at least 24-48 hours to be breached. On 6 October 1973, armed with a few 100 water cannons, the Egyptians breached it in less than 2 hours.
ZyyG TIL two hikers lost for days were saved after finding the abandoned gear of a man who had vanished 1 year prior, to the exact day. They used the matches in the pack to light a signal fire.
W77WA TIL in 2002 while on holiday, Paleontologist Gerard Gierlinski accidentally stumbled upon what are thought to be the oldest human-like footprints ever discovered, dating to around 5.6 million years ago
5YwAP TIL about John Horse & The Black Seminoles. Together they led the largest slave revolt in U.S. history, they created the largest haven in the U.S. South for runaway slaves, and they secured the only emancipation of rebellious slaves prior to the U.S. Civil War.
dp1K TIL Alcohol consumption tends to follow a log normal curve. In America, the top 10% of drinkers consume ~5x more alcohol than the next highest drinkers.