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TIL about the Rocky Mountain Trench, a 1,000-mile linear valley running from Montana to the British Columbia/Yukon border, formed largely by geologic faulting.

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loyZ7 TIL A female donkey was acquitted on charges of bestiality at a trial in 1750 due to witnesses attesting to her virtue and good behaviour, but her co-accused human was sentenced to death.
9wVBp TIL: you can buy smart condoms that track your “performance”
R7L41 TIL George Miller, an M.D. at the time, was inspired to make Mad Max (1979) when he witnessed fights break out during a gas shortage in Australia. He assumed in the future nations would not implement infrastructure for renewable energy until it was too late and this could lead to a dystopia.
grwwb TIL Simple Minds initially rejected recording what would become their biggest hit “Don’t You Forget About Me”. Lead singer Kerr said, “We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids” (‘The Breakfast Club’ film the song was written for). Billy Idol had also passed up on recording the song.
v1wOx TIL that the ITER fusion reactor is scheduled to be switched on in 2025, but it will take 10 years from that point to reach fusion.