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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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woxX7 TIL Lake Titicaca is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains. It’s called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the second largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. It has a surface elevation of 12,507 ft.
DLPV TIL TED revokes your TED fellowship if you don’t attend every event of the conference, per the fellowship agreement. Writer Eddie Huang later went on to compare TED to a “Scientology summer camp”.
l7GP7 TIL that the phenomenon of struggling to fall asleep in a new bed is called the 'dolphin effect' or 'dolphin mode.' Dolphins can fully rest while keeping part of their brain awake, and something similar happens to us when we can't sleep in unfamiliar surroundings.
4kO7a TIL: William R. King is the only U.S. Vice President to take the oath of office on foreign soil. King had tuberculosis and had traveled to Cuba to regain his health. Since he couldn't be in DC to take the oath, Congress passed an act that allowed him to be sworn in near Matanzas, Cuba.
EedW TIL There is a 1966 Volvo with more than 3 million miles on it.