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TIL there is a reservoir of 145-million-year-old seawater beneath Chesapeake Bay

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4knb6 TIL that despite generally being assumed to be and usually portrayed as an elderly woman, Miss Havisham from Great Expectations was only in her mid-30s at the beginning of the novel according to Charles Dickens' own notes.
loXyG TIL flags are flown at half-mast because the invisible flag of death is flying at the top.
nWGDP TIL: On September 11, 1905, was the worst accident on the New York City elevated railways, resulting in 13 deaths and 48 serious injuries.
wNRo TIL that footage of Jazz being thrown out of the house on ‘Fresh Prince’ was only filmed once. The actor was to wear the same clothes on episodes he is thrown out to avoid continuity issues.
7rOX7 TIL that 'Greeble' is a name given to the texture applied to Sci-Fi spaceship models to make them appear more complex.