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TIL I learned about a place in Norway called Hell

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XAQD TIL That in 2004, Ann Coulter gave a speech at the University of Arizona. Two men in the audience threw custard pies at her and were arrested. One website wrote that she was attacked by “Al Pieda”.
9YBkD TIL that contrary to popular belief not a single death due to a bite from a Black Widow spider has been reported in the US since 1983, and the cannibalism frequently attributed to these spider is actually rare.
oB8oL TIL your lamp that clicks twice to turn on/off is a 3-stage lamp. If you use the proper bulb, it actually has a low, medium, and high setting. But since most lightbulbs aren't that fancy, they only work on in the medium and high setting, meaning you'll have to click twice to turn it on and off.
MbW7 TIL Tom Cruise is one inch too short to qualify to become a Navy pilot, let alone a Top Gun.
Mmg8 TIL in 2003, archaeologists found 20,000 year old human footprints in the Australian Outback of a male they called T8. Scientists determined he was running 23 mph in mud, barefoot, and was even accelerating before the tracks stopped. Usain Bolt’s record for running speed is 27.44 mph.