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TIL that there is an actual metal pole that marks the south pole. Aside from the ceremonial pole, there is a much smaller pole that must be replaced regularly to account for changing conditions.

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oEeL TIL Haldane suffered perforated eardrums in his decompression chamber experiments upon which he stated, “the drum generally heals up; and if a hole remains in it, although one is somewhat deaf, one can blow tobacco smoke out of the ear in question, which is a social accomplishment.”
OkxL TIL the US temporarily had universal child care during World War II to support working mothers. In 1971, Congress passed a bill that would have provided it permanently, only to have it vetoed by Richard Nixon at the urging of Pat Buchanan.
YQrG TIL At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Zhang Shan became the first and only woman to win a gold medal in a mixed gender event; Skeet Shooting. She was unable to defend her title at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta because the Skeet Shooting event was only open to men.
rK8y TIL that the nation referred to in the National Hockey League (NHL), is actually Canada, not the US.
W049 TIL that the mayor of Dorset, Minnesota is only 4 years old and he was recently “re-elected” for another one-year term in office