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TIL some species of squid can fly up to approximately 50x the length of their own body through the air

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Zpgdp TIL that the end of the northern part of the Pan-American Highway, (which extends all the way from Alaska to the tip of South America), abruptly ends in a nondescript residential neighborhood in Yaviza, Panama, north of the Darien Gap.
7rDgp TIL that 7-Up was invented in Saint Louis
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loDpK Today I learned that this stupid piece of shit air conditioner sells for 950 dollars lmaooop
NPk6 TIL Home Alone was no.1 at the box office for 12 straight weeks and its theater run lasted from Nov 1990 until the summer of 1991, where it was still making appearances in the top 10 in box office draw.