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TIL Australia’s explorers Hume and Hovell, fought constantly during their historical 1824 expedition. They agreed to split up, dividing equipment and cutting the tent in half but physically fought over the frying pan. It fell apart, with one man taking the pan itself and the other taking the handle.

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