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TIL In 1988 the Polar Bridge Expedition, a group of 13 people, successfully skied from Siberia to Canada

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5OVP TIL that the Thomas Jefferson quote “A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have” was never uttered by Jefferson. It was first said by Gerald Ford.
G5x1 TIL that Walt Disney would often visit Disneyland incognito; wearing old clothes and a straw farmer’s hat, he would sit on rides and time them to make sure operators didn’t rush Disneyland visitors.
7B5M TIL Masanobu Sato, World Champion Masturbator, masturbated for 9 hours and 58 minutes without ejaculating during the annual “Masturbate-a-thon”.
rdnx TIL that you would not die instantly if you were exposed in space. Scientists estimate that a human being can survive 15-30 seconds in open space (X-post r/TheBestLists)
R7pR6 TIL the directors of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Baby Driver consulted each other to make sure that the films would not have the same songs on their soundtracks.