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TIL Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors in the late 60s

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rNaYy TIL HMS Discovery started out on Cook's third voyage three weeks after the HMS Resolution because the HMS Discovery's captain, Charles Clerke, had been in a debtor’s prison.
WvOY TIL There are still people living in iron lungs
GAxQN TIL that the Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in Chicago, Illinois. After existing for decades, it became a viral social media phenomenon, attracting tourists. City officials removed the slab in April 2024, and it's currently stored in City Hall.
Zplxv TIL there are 8 Mediterranean seas. In oceanography, a Mediterranean sea is defined as a mostly enclosed body of water with limited exchange with outer oceans, where water circulation is primarily driven by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds or tides.
4XgVR TIL that Mr. Rogers responded to every fan letter he received. He would wake up 5 every morning, pray, and begin answering letters as part of his daily routine. Many children wrote to him about their personal issues, such as family members dying. He received between 50 and 100 letters every day.