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TIL Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" to counter the song "God Bless America"

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V4QG TIL In 2010 a passenger secretly brought a crocodile onboard a plane. It escaped and everyone ran to the back of the plane which led to an imbalance and a crash killing 19 of the 20 onboard.
9KK7 TIL Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was one of the first people to propose creating a Panama Canal
w9VW TIL that Larks signal to predatory birds that they should stop trying to catch them by singing during the chase, signalling that they’re way too fit to be worthwhile prey.
x6pd0 TDIL: Russia Had Its Own 'Miracle on the Hudson' Despite Pilot Error
LQdPr Today I learned that in the Marshall Islands (where Bikini Atoll, the namesake of the bikini, is located) bikinis are considered taboo because they expose the shoulders and thighs.