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TIL the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park are so acidic that they can dissolve a human body within a matter of hours

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9YGPm TIL American alligators live farther from the equator and are able to handle colder weather conditions better than all other crocodilians. They have adapted to freezing water by going into periods of brumation. The natural range of the American alligator extends as far north as North Carolina.
Lb0P TIL that the IRS defined the complexity of the tax code as the #1 most serious problem facing tax-payers.
enrg TIL … that fake poop has been a favored espionage tool.
4bVa TIL during a Queen concert in the 70s, a heckler shouted “you fucking poof” [gay slur] to Freddie Mercury during the middle of their set. Freddie responded by ordering the crew to turn the spotlight on the man, asking him to “Say it again, darling”. The heckler cowered in shame.
4XrjR TIL about Newgrange, "an exceptionally grand passage tomb built [in Ireland] during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids."