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TIL that if you dug a hole anywhere in the united states through the center of the Earth, you'd end up in the Indian/Arctic ocean

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nWGk7 TIL That the reason most people did not smile in old photographs was due to long exposure times, ranging anywhere from 20 seconds to 20 mins the subjects had to hold perfectly still.
MeVaA TIL The Taiping Rebellion was started by a guy in China who thought he was the brother of Jesus Christ, killing over 20-30 million people
gM9bA TIL of Steller's Sea Cow, which went extinct a mere 27 years after being discovered by Europeans. It was over-hunted for its meat.
GY7Dj TIL that in 1917, Ernie Shore threw a "perfect game", with 27 outs without allowing a baserunner. However, he is only credited with a combined no-hitter because he pitched in relief of the starter, Babe Ruth, who was ejected for punching the umpire after walking the first batter of the game.
R5nr7 TIL Mother turtles wait nearby and call to their babies when they hatch to lead them to safety.