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TIL There is a lake in Tanzania that turns animals into stone.

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KA0Q TIL Eminem’s mother at the age of 15 almost died giving birth to him. It took 73 hours.
R7JbQ TIL Niue an associated island state of New Zealand minted legal tender for 1 New Zealand dollar with Queen Elizabeth II on one side and Darth Vader on the other. Other notable coins feature Pikachu, Dr Who, Jesus and Simba.
rRypo TIL about how you may not actually own the digital content you purchase. Which is bringing to light the issue of digital content being willed to heirs of its deceased owners.
N7Dd1 TIL Astronauts use white space suits in space as white reflects the solar radiation. However, while heading to space or coming back, they wear an orange space suit so that, if there's a malfunction and astronauts have to abandon ship, they need to be easy to spot for rescue crews.
J1nZ1 TIL before the West-Point class of 1915. The term “The class the stars fell on” was previously applied to the class of 1886, which produced many general officers for WW I. 25 of the 77 graduates became generals and the class included John Pershing and Mason Patrick.