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X0vlQ TIL that Vikings spent a lot of time skiing as a mean of transportation and later, recreation. It was such an important part of their culture that they had a God dedicated to skiing.
XE6jX TIL that Inventor Lewis Latimer, not only made Thomas Edison's Light Bulb more efficient & practical, he invented an Apparatus for Cooling & Disinfecting, making rooms more sanitary & climate-controlled. He also improved the design of elevators & co-invented (1874) a toilet for train cars.
wOrE TIL that despite moving at only 6.5 feet per minute on land, sloths are actually quite competent swimmers, and move 3 times faster in the water. They can even hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
69BNX TIL that there's pink pineapples (and yellow watermelons)
b6om9 TIL that the earliest known reference to French toast dates back to first century CE in a Latin collection of recipes.