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TIL that there is a phenomenon in Venezuela called “Everlasting Storm” in which a lake hosts thousands of lightning strikes every hour 260 days per year

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KOxv4 TIL Early European modern humans had dark skin, as genes for light skin did not evolve until 30000 years ago, and white skin did not become prevalent in Europe until the Bronze Age.
4XYxb TIL Your Mitochondria Contain a Rotary Nano Motor (ATP Synthase) that Spins at Around 7800 RPM
xVynk TIL that one of the reasons why the original pilot of star trek "The Cage" was not well received by NBC executes was the prominence of women on the bridge of the Enterprise.
8ZOZ TIL that The Beatles song Why Don’t We Do It in the Road was inspired by two monkeys having sex in the middle of a street in India.
9wwX6 TIL 377 people have completed the ascent to K2's summit. There have been 91 deaths during attempted climbs.