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TIL that more species of plants exist on a mountain in South Africa than in the whole UK

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OodNY TIL about Moss Hills, an entertainer aboard the cruise ship Oceanos who, after the ship began to sink in violent seas and most of the crew fled in panic, worked alongside fellow entertainers and the cruise director to help passengers evacuate. Not a single life out of the 550 passengers was lost.
kOJbW TIL: When FDR died, Eleanor Roosevelt told Harry Truman that the president was dead. When he asked there was anything he could do for her, she replied, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
rypy TIL That we have American Alligators in Oklahoma
1a1rd TIL About 235 BC - Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the Earth with astonishing accuracy, with a value that is only 6% higher than the actual one.
OMv6 TIL - The Canadian Government sent 1000’s of personnel, 3 warships, the Coast Guard, and divers to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina – In locations the USA were reluctant to go to because of contamination.