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TIL if you shout or make a sound that is 1,100 dB, it will create a black hole destroying our galaxy

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JYWp8 TIL about the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Malta. Accidentally discovered in 1902, the hypogeum is believed to predate the pyramids by up to 1000 years according to historians. It housed up to 7000 bodies of an unknown Neolithic civilisation who mysteriously disappeared in 2500 BC without explanation
kJ1be TIL Granula, the first breakfast cereal, was introduced in 1863; to be able to chew it, you had to soak it overnight.
7rMVb TIL rain and moisture from the Indian Ocean doesn't make it past the the Himalayas, which resulted in the Gobi Desert being created in its rain shadow.
Eggyp TIL that a B29 bomber crashed in Lake Mead (Arizona/Nevada) in 1948 and it can be today reached by diving tours
9mJB TIL that, in the NHL, if a team’s starting and backup goalie are injured during a game, rule 5.3 allows almost anybody to suit up in net as a replacement (including from the crowd). Examples have included a team video producer and an embroidery shop owner (who dressed but did not play).