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TIL An inactive diamond mine in Russia (Mir Mine) is so deep, Helicopters can be sucked into it by downward airflow

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R7Mv9 TIL there is a phenomenon in the UK called TV Pickup, during which an electrical surge/strain occurs as millions of people watching the same television programs all use their bathrooms or open their refrigerators at the same time during commercial breaks.
1QRV TIL Henry V’s only surviving portrait is in profile probably because he was shot in the face by an arrow fighting Welsh and English rebels in Shrewsbury which left bad scarring, this is probably also where he learnt the effectiveness of the Welsh Longbow which helped him win the Battle Of Agincourt.
MeWEA TIL buildings in Hong Kong have huge square gaps (AKA "Dragon Gates") carved out of them in order to let these mythical flying creatures pass freely through structures as they migrate back and forth between the mountains and the ocean
P1loe TIL KFC No Longer Serves Potato Wedges
yQEme TIL that, on the 90s show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" the powder thrown on the fire to make it roar was Coffee-Mate. This is demonstrated in the Hulu documentary "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story"