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TIL that Iceland fought three wars with the United Kingdom between 1958 and 1976, winning every time

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xVemB TIL Mackinac Island, MI is culturally preserved in time and has banned motorized vehicles for over 100 years; most travel by horse-drawn carriages and bikes.
9yQB TIL: A doctor saved the life of a premature baby (Chris Trokey). 30 years later Chris, who was a paramedic was the First responder to an accident, saved the Dr.’s life that had saved him.
yKGX TIL 1930 life expectancy was 60 and Social Security Retirement age was 65. Today, it is 78 and 65 respectively.
MlxK TIL the Futurama theme song is a remix of the song Psyche Rock by Pierre Henry from 1967
6EjaY TIL that George Washington missed living to see 1800 by 17 days. On Dec 12, 1799, he became ill from spending too much time in wet clothes due to not wanting to offend guests by leaving them in the rain. He died on Dec 14th and requested to be left unburied for 3 days so he wouldn’t be buried alive.