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TIL about the Coudersport Ice Mine, a small cave in a Pennsylvania Hillside that fills with ice during the summer which thaws during the winter due to the thermodynamics of the surrounding landscape.

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mOeO TIL a lawyer in Toronto fell to his death in 1993 after he threw himself against a window on the 24th floor of a building in an attempt to prove to a group of visitors that the glass was “unbreakable”, an act he had done twice before. The glass did not break, but popped out of the window frame
ZE5Q TIL that Iron Maiden has their own Jumbo Jet, which is flown by their lead singer Bruce Dickinson
rRGl1 TIL the world record for the longest accurate shot in archery is 283.47 meters and is held by Matt Stutzman, a man born without arms.
9Y15p TIL from 1946-1993, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (medical waste-spent nuclear fuel/reactors) was DUMPED INTO THE OCEANS by 13 nations. Records are often incomplete/incorrect, and ~982,394 cubic metres of radioactive waste was dumped in all major oceans, seas around Europe and Japan, and the English Channel.
loy5 TIL that, in level 3-3 of the original Super Mario Bros, it is actually possible to jump over the flagpole. An unending brick road lies beyond the castle.