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TIL there's a spinning, floating island in Argentina
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TIL about the 1927 Dole Air Race where, out of 15 entrants, two were disqualified, two withdrew, and three aircraft crashed before the race, and only two finished the race
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TIL that during WWI (and briefly WWII) the British would shame men into joining the military by recruiting young women to call them cowards on the streets of their hometowns. These women would also pin a white feather on them to symbolize their cowardice.
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TIL that in 2017 an Ecuadorian adventurer ran a half marathon 2.5 miles underground. At that depth the air is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and 80% humidity, air pressure 1.4 times normal. He passed out after 15 minutes during his first training session in similar conditions on the surface.
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TIL the incisors of Beavers are orange because they contain iron. That iron strengths the teeth and better able to cut through wood.
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TIL that George Orwell coined the term “cold war” to describe the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.