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TIL At 13, Myron Kinley lied about his age to join his father in the oil fields. After witnessing a failed attempt to snuff a fire with explosives, he later figured out how to make it work and changed the industry.

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R7WR9 TIL of the Nepalese Royal Family Massacre. Nine members of the royal family, including the king, were murdered by the crown prince, who then killed himself.
b9LwZ TIL In 1900 Europe had a 1/4 of the world's population; by 2050 Europe is predicted to have just 7 per cent of the world's population
y9vV TIL the difference between Wile E. Coyote and Ralph Coyote. Both had brown fur and pointy ears, but Wile E. had a black nose, yellow eyes, and went after the Roadrunner, while Ralph had a red nose, white eyes, and went after sheep (guarded by Sam Sheepdog).
a6kA TIL Tolkien didn’t write the Elvish languages to fit into the Lord of the Rings, but wrote the Lord of the Rings as a history for his over 15 different languages
Br65e The author says he's been writing daily while isolating to avoid Covid-19, raising fans' hopes that he might complete Winds of Winter.