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TIL the outrage that ensued when gold miners cut down the “Mammoth Tree” at California’s (now) Calaveras Big Trees State Park inspired the national park system over 160 years ago.

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BgN1D TIL about the Great Binge, the period in history covering roughly 1870 to 1914. It is so known because of the widespread use and availability of narcotics such as opium, heroin, cocaine, morphine, and absinthe
nee1b Just getting to the centre of the Earth and surviving is impossible. The Earth's core is about 9,000°F—as hot as the sun's surface—and would instantly roast anyone who found himself there. Then there's the pressure, which can reach roughly three million times that on the Earth's surface and would crush you. But let's not sweat the details. Once you arrive at the centre of the Earth, the physics gets really interesting.
epPeJ TIL That Eisenhower's Secretary of Agriculture would also become 13th President of the LDS Church, a position Mormon's believe makes one a prophet who can receive new revelation from God
R5pNQ TIL that MI5 were brought in to investigate rumours, that American actress Tallulah Bankhead was having inappropriate relations with Eton school boys in the 1920’s.
oEdA TIL that English has 2 distinct P sounds: aspirated and unaspirated. If one holds one’s hand in front of one’s mouth and says “Pin” & “sPin”, one will feel a burst of air with “Pin” but not “sPin.” In languages like Korean, these are totally different sounds/letters that can change a word’s meaning