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TIL Middle East deserts were once home to rivers, lush green grassland with hippos: Study

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M1Dm TIL that the International Space Station travels at 17,100 mph. In other words, in the time it takes to play The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be”, the ISS travels exactly 1000 miles, the distance described in the song.
8eE8L TIL that as of late 2021, there are still several thousand people using AOL dial-up internet.
GAgMj TIL Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was originally recorded in 1953 by the band The Four Lads. I also learned that I can't post the more contemporary band's name because it gets flagged as conjecture.
xVeeB TIL that 70% isopropyl alcohol is more effective than higher concentrations
LQjXZ TIL in 1917, a chimpanzee escaped from a nearby ménagerie, entered the Élysée Palace and was said to have tried to haul Henriette Poincaré, the wife of President Raymond Poincaré, into a tree only to be foiled by Élysée guards.