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TIL there is a 50 square mile "Zone of Death" in Yellowstone National Park that people can get away with murdering due to a legal loophole

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VBMg4 TIL that sirens are designed to trigger fear circuits in the brain.
xVBv1 TIL of the Battle of Cable Street, with saw protesters confront Met police and Blackshirts from the BUF at a fascist march in 1936. A commemorative plaque about the incident reads "They Shall Not Pass".
x6VB0 TIL that a small part of southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators coexist.
e0E1L TIL Bird’s nest soup is considered a delicacy in China. It is made from the nests of birds called swiftlets, who make the nests using their own solidified saliva. These nests are sold at prices up to about $6,6000/kg.
AvrB TIL Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s 1993 album Facing Future is the best-selling album of all time by a Hawaiian artist. His version of Over the Rainbow has been licensed for many films, TV shows, and commercials. The album reached platinum status in 2005.