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TIL there are no bridges across the Amazon River

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0dR9p TIL about the existence of the European Green Belt - an 8,500km long natural strip of wild forests and national parks connecting the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea
dD71Z TIL Antarctica, if it were a country, would be the second-largest country with a land size of 5.5 million mi² (14.2 million km²)
woZeW TIL In April 2023 the heavy metal band Metallica announced the beginning of an inaugural marching band competition to feature songs from their catalog. Open to both high school and college, $150,000 was given away in cash prizes.
a8wXb TIL athletes use menthol to stay cool, but overdose and death is possible
yXn8 TIL that a Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WWII returned 20 years later to present his family’s 400-year-old sword as a symbol of regret.