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TIL there is a reservoir’ three times the volume of all the oceans towards Earths core

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Oo8YL TIL that during screenings of the 1959 film The Tingler, - a film about a creature a creature that gets inside a person’s spine, causing them to feel a tingling which can only be stopped by screaming - buzzers were placed in random seats that caused the audience to feel tingling during the film.
yQ9Ya TIL The state of Texas has its own national guard, including a navy, a marines, an army, and an air militia with a fleet of F-16s
4kPmw TIL The largest human-made structure visible from space is not the Great Wall of China but El Ejido, a large complex of plastic greenhouses in the province of Almería, southeastern Spain
D1naP TIL a stele (inscribed stone) was found in northern Israel that boasts of the author's victories over the "House of David". It likely dates back to 9th century BCE, making it the earliest known reference to King David.
QN0nk TIL I learned that california has a bill called prop 47, that allows you to do some crimes, and it be a misdemeanor instead of a felony, as long it's not over $950, or below it (this was due to overcrowed prisons)