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TIL that there is a cave in Turkey that was believed to be the “Gates of Hell”. It was given the name because the cave contains toxic gases that, if inhaled could kill you in an “instant”.

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X9kQ TIL that the first person to win the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” used none of his lifelines until the million dollar question. He used phone-a-friend to call his dad and tell him that he was about to win and then answered the question correctly without help.
awmYJ TIL there's a language in Turkey that's whistled
VD64 TIL Karl Marx’ final words were “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
Qmwa TIL that long before creating Star Trek, 26-year-old Gene Roddenberry was a co-pilot aboard a Pan Am plane that crashed in the Syrian Desert. With several broken ribs, he helped save 22 people and eventually led them to safety.
nWxM7 TIL that in Clifton, Arizona there is an old jail which was dug into the side of a cliff. The guy who built it was the first prisoner after going out and celebrating the opening and getting arrested for shooting his guns in the air at the bar.