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TIL Scientists identified a vast underground ecosystem of billions of micro-organisms below the earth - twice the size of the Earth's oceans. Life was shown to survive far beneath the Earth's surface for long periods of time, without energy from the Sun.

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ejk5 TIL that a gym call Eco Gym uses cardio equipment which harvests energy from the workouts of its members as a method to cut down on its energy bills. The savings are then passed back to the gym members, giving them an incentive to return for more regular exercise.
WNY4 TIL that Frank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pack of Camel cigarettes.
4N0J TIL that Denzel Washington has never done a sequel to any of his movies, a rare thing in Hollywood these days.
9Y6w7 TIL The crew of Planet Earth II filmed the mass birth gathering of Saiga Antelope, only to witness a disease spread and wipe out more than 150,000 antelope within 3 days.
gMQp8 TIL in 2009 the Chinese government set up a DNA database, where parents who had a child abducted, and children who suspect they may have been abducted could register their DNA. This has helped solve thousands of cases.