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TIL The town of Buford, Wyoming was sold on eBay for $900,000.

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m1NER TIL of the longest tail-back in history — cars moved at 2 miles per day
rRkXo TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. A modified WWI bomber with an open cockpit took off from Newfoundland, Canada with a crew of two. They almost spiraled into the ocean twice in heavy fog, had to climb onto the wings to clear ice, and landed in a bog in Connemara, Ireland.
wowno TIL that high subcutaneous fat in the body can be protective against atherosclerosis(the buildup of fat in your arteries)
DQBwJ TIL New Zealand sea lions move up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland, from beach to tall grasses, and into forests.
aJ7A TIL deaf people usually sneeze silently, most sneezing sounds are cultural.