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TIL Ben Franklin was such an incredible swimmer that he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.

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rgvw TIL it is customary for the residents of Churchill, Manitoba to leave their car doors unlocked in case you may need to take shelter from a POLAR BEAR
p8nxe TIL: Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no price. Guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
5pMD TIL that in the middle of the drought-stricken Tunisian desert, an 18m deep lake suddenly appeared.
jNZAX TIL the dark region on the north pole of Pluto's moon, Charon, is named Mordor after the black volcanic plane from Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"
ne7bb TIL of Hampton, Florida - A city that annexed 1,260 feet of US 301 and used it to raise $211,328 earning it a reputation as a speed trap on a national level.