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TIL that the Eastern US can be circumnavigated by boat

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M6X7 TIL There is only 1 known voice recording of Hitler not yelling.
gM5e8 TIL George Lucas' choice of John Williams as the composer for Star Wars was due to a recommendation from Steven Spielberg, who worked with Williams on the film 'Jaws'
BGEk TIL It’s possible to trap a laser’s beam inside a stream of water, which will result in the beam being guided by the stream.
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gMJ1W Today I learned about Truddi Chase, a woman diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. When diagnosed she had 70 alternates called The Troop.