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TIL that the North American Tectonic Plate is so large it includes Greenland, parts of eastern Russia, and parts of northern Japan

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x6787 TIL that it took Boeing less than 3 years from starting the 747 project to first flight. The first commercial flight occurred 11 months later.
YKK7 TIL For the Romans, a big cock wasn’t a sign of manliness or sexual skill. All of the Roman heroes – mythological, political, or athletic – were portrayed as having small, compact genitalia, almost like pubescent boys. What we consider “well-endowed” was considered a sign of a barbarian or a fool.
GAXl7 TIL: The name of the guy who doomed the world is Lee Raymond.
pyle TIL, there is a small village in Japan that invented the practice of rice paddy art whereby 4 different strains of rice are planted in a pattern so that they form a picture once the rice matures.
PgWE TIL that on a training sortie and under radio silence, a Sea Harrier pilot lost all contact with his flight and HMS Illustrious. Using the radar, he navigated to the only ship in the area and landed the harrier atop of some cargo containers. Ship, aircraft and pilot arrived in Portugal 4 days later.