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Til. That water currents take a 1000 years to complete a cycle.

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Wk6p9 TIL of Mir—a Russian space station launched in 1986 that lasted 15 years. It hosted the first wheat grown in space, the longest human presence, and survived several fires. When it began falling apart, astronaut Mike Foal said it was “a bit like a frat house, but more organized and better kept.”
x6Okg TIL Punch drinks originated from India, and the word punch is a loanword from Hindi पाँच (pāñch), meaning "five", as the drink was frequently made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, juice from either a lime or a lemon, water, and spices.
QJ91M TIL that after 25 years of wondering about a strange dip in the floor beneath his couch, a man in Plymouth, England finally dug down into his home's foundation and found a medieval well 33 feet deep, along with an old sword hidden deep inside.
kJ1x4 TIL the real Jamaican Bobsleigh team were actually Soldiers and not sprinters.
xK5g TIL that executive Fred Thorlin, who while working with Bill Gates introduced a game to him, beat Bill 35 out of 37 times. When they met again a month later, Gates won or tied every game. “He had studied the game until he solved it. That is a competitor.”