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TIL: The current estimated time that it would take to free fall to the center of the earth is 38 minutes and 11 seconds.

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nWDLd TIL about "Low Ball Coins", where a coin is considered valuable not because it's in good condition but because it's extremely worn out. A coin in the lowest grade is often much rarer than one in a high grade - In some cases, there are no known examples of a certain coin in the lowest grade.
69oaY TIL that legendary race driver Ken Miles -- played by Christian Bale in "Ford vs. Ferrari" -- designed a race track, but it was so dangerous it closed after only 7 races. During the last meet in December 1957, two drivers were killed and another lost a leg.
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