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TIL the CIA committed a coup in Australia against a democratically elected prime minister in 1975.

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kOd0e TIL that 'lava balloons' can form with eruptions; causing gas-filled bubbles made of lava to float on the ocean. They have been observed up to 3m in diameter, and in only five places on earth.
lovb1 TIL In 1896 two norwegians crossed the Atlantic in 55 days in a rowboat. A record that lasted 114 years.
awVQZ TIL Dutch marathon swimmer Maarten van der Weijden successfully battled Leukemia and made a comeback to win the Olympics Gold in 10 km open water. He has now raised 2.5 million Euro for cancer research by swimming 165 km in 55 hours.
Bjjy TIL the Star Wars Cantina song is a genre called “Jizz” and the players are “Jizz Wailers”
GAWWg TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed.