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TIL a 120-meter-deep, 17th-Century salt mine in Romania has been converted to the world’s largest salt mining museum and amusement park, complete with a Ferris wheel, an amphitheater, light shows on the rock walls and boat rides on a subterranean lake.

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ZQP4 TIL In 1995 New Mexico state senator Duncan Scott introduced an amendment that psychologists were required to wear a wizard’s hat when they testify in court.
wLmkM TIL Toshiba developed micro-nuclear reactor to power a standard home for 40 years at 5 cents per kilowatt hour, about half the cost of grid energy.
GYkN4 TIL the rarest credit card in the world, the American Express Centurion card, is invitation only, has a $5k initiation fee, a $2.5k annual fee, no credit limit, and is made of titanium.
GpwJ TIL that there is a 7-slotted grill on all Jeeps, because it signifies the fact that the Jeep brand was the first manufacturer to have its vehicle driven on all seven continents.
YpaQ7 During the Appalachian trail, Scott Jurek consumed up to 8,000 calories a day and still lost 8.6kg.