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TIL that for 15 euros, you can use a zipline to travel from Spain to Portugal.

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BP8r TIL That the Venus Flytrap is only native to one area of the world. That area; North and South Carolina.
4kaYb TIL of the 5th century BCE Long Walls of Athens, 6km long fortifications securing the city’s connection to the sea
jarR TIL 19th century England (and the US, but a bit later) had ‘Ugly Clubs’ where people that had less desirable facial traits met up to drink, sing, and satirize their own looks.
EkYo TIL Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” reached only #41 on the U.S. pop chart, and was not even released as a single in the UK because it “lacked a strong hook”
Y78Dr TIL Edmund Hillary (first person to summit Mt Everest) was scheduled to serve as a guide for a flight over Antarctica on Air New Zealand Flight 901, but canceled to instead embark on a US speaking tour. Flight 901 ended up crashing into Mt Erebus, killing all onboard.