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TIL more than 143 million Americans live in places that have some potential for shaking from an earthquake that can cause damage

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R5DRw TIL that during the 19th century, wealthy individuals would sometimes purchase mummies from Egypt and have them unwrapped at parties or gatherings. This was considered a form of entertainment and a way to showcase exotic artefacts.
8KdP TIL that Martian Manhunter is the only founding member of the Justice League who wasn’t created in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
9w8K6 TIL there is a bank in Italy that accepts wheels of cheese as loan collateral
8anbb TIL Only elephants can hear the sounds Mars make because the frequencies are too low for humans to hear.
0dQ8p TIL the northern lights make whistling, cracking, and hissing sounds