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TIL about America's Marine Highway, a United States Department of Transportation initiative aiming to use the United States' 29,000 miles of navigable waterways to alleviate traffic and wear to the nation's highways caused by tractor trailer traffic.

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YpWD7 TIL that humanity nearly became extinct 72000 years ago and we were down to 40 'breeding pairs'
4kKPN TIL the first Minnesota Twins mascot was named Twinkie and only lasted two years.
PYYXZ TIL if everyone in the world lived an American lifestyle, it would require four Earths to sustain that level of consumption. I'm pretty sure that this remarkable guide about sustainable living is almost unknown, lost in the sea of Internet information, however, I've found it inspiring.
O64R TIL that Palestinian-American activist Alex Odeh was killed in California by a bomb. Three suspects linked with the Jewish Defense League fled to Israel before they could be arrested.
xVrrw TIL about the Opabinia, one of the strangest fossils ever discovered. It had five eyes on a flat, shrimp-like body without legs, was covered in chitinous scales and had a long, extensible mouhtpiece, like the one found in common houseflies, but much longer.