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TIL of Ousland Borge from Norway, who in 1995 Attempted to cross the Antarctica alone on skis and had to abandon the trip due to frostbite. Undeterred, he returned the following year and successfully crossed 2845kms in 64 days alone, with a 178Kg Sledge and reaching 3400 meters above sea level.

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b6DgE TIL of Hassan Diab who was convicted of bombing a Paris Synagogue which killed four people and is currently teaching a class called "Social Justice in Action" at Carleton University in Canada
xVxD1 TIL that Captain Video, the first American sci-fi TV series, was filmed live 5 to 6 days a week, totaling 1,537 episodes in only 6 years. Only 24 are known to remain.
4XBrX TIL there is a volcano in Colorado which is likely to become active again---Dotsero, beside Interstate 70, last erupted only 4,200 years ago.
167Qr TIL James Cameron's first big break was as a production designer on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). Because of the tight budget Cameron used materials like McDonald's containers for sets and spent weeks with little sleep. His special effects were the best received part of the film.
4eBa TIL Nicotine is the tobacco plant’s evolutionary defence mechanism, which makes insects sick when they eat the plant, thus saving the plant from being eaten!