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TIL That Harrison Ford was once a roadie for The Doors

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lPaA TIL there is a place in Africa (Afar Triangle) where giant gaping cracks will randomly and suddenly form that shoot out blasts of superheated air at 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
eYMb TIL Despite having overlapping protection in almost all places, bomb suits leave the hands and forearms completely unprotected so that the technician has greater mobility.
gMZoW TIL in 2011, an Australian beer company gave people the option to pay whatever they wanted for a glass of beer from a certain keg. The kegs - called ‘The Karma Keg’ ended up raising at least 35% more than an average keg would make.
Oo5d1 TIL: During the time of the Great Depression, a banker convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares which traded at $19. Later, the town became the single richest town per capita in the US with at least 67 millionaires.
yVMNJ TIL wasps help prevent the destruction of $417 billion worth of crops from insect pests every year. This is higher than the annual value of insect pollination at $250 billion per year.