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TIL the Hawaiian island chain (the whole chain, not just the eight main Windward islands) if superimposed on the US mainland would stretch approximately from Florida to California. They stretch 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers).

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OE91 TIL the flavor we call “cola” has almost no trace of kola nut, and is mainly a mixture of vanilla, citrus, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4kEyb TIL that since Brazil could not afford to send a team to the 1932 Olympics, they sent the athletes on a ship full of coffee. The athletes sold the coffee along the way to fund their journey.
eerk TIL in the 1938 World Cup Sweden advanced to the quarterfinals due to an Austrian forfeit. The Austrians were forced to withdraw as their home country had just been invaded by Germany.
e0pxg The ocean produces at least 50 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, and strangely enough, whale poop is the fuel that helps keep our oceans alive. In this episode of Today I Learned, Asha de Vos tell us why we should all say thanks to whales and their poop.
gMRPD TIL That there’s 67 different Tommy’s burger restaurant knockoffs.