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TIL that asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral which has to be mined, and that millions of tons of it are still being mined today.

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BrWOe TIL Abram Gannibal was a black African-born Russian nobleman in the 18th century. Sold into slavery, he was eventually freed by Peter the Great and adopted into the Emperor's household as his godson. His great-great grandson is the celebrated author and poet Alexander Pushkin.
69mZ8 TIL in 1518, a ‘Dancing Plague’ struck Strasbourg, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dancing themselves to death.
R7mj8 TIL in 1928 a mail plane crashed into Georgia's Stone Mountain. The pilot not only survived the crash, but manually picked up the mail and descended the mountain himself.
rDxx TIL that in China, real-estate developers hire white people to boost businesses because they make “the place feel classier.”
wQP6 TIL that at temperature below -20 degrees C emperor penguins form a huddle like the rugby players to stay warm. The temperature inside the huddle sometimes gets so hot (37 degree C) that some penguins come out or eat ice to cool off a bit.