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TIL the world’s longest burning fire is 6000 years old

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aPoN TIL that hat making in the past involved prolonged exposure to mercury vapours, causing poisoning which symptoms are sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), and a lack of coordination. this inspired terms like “Mad as a hatter” and of course, the mad hatter of Alice in wonderland.
pG0G TIL There are naturally occurring self-sustaining nuclear fission reactors in Africa
YpDn7 TIL: A Hungarian man wrote a book on how to raise a genius, raising three daughters with the methods he pioneered, using chess as an example. His youngest daughter is Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time.
875K TIL: The statement that “Women are paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men” is false. The gender wage gap is virtually nonexistent for identical jobs once all factors are taken into consideration.
l7OoB TIL That in 1900, the population of Las Vegas was 22.