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TIL of the Eternal Flame Falls, in Chestnut Ridge, NY. A naturally occurring gas seep feeds a flame in the heart of the waterfall

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WA09 TIL it has been 20 minutes since the Cubs last won the World Series
BrZYe TIL that NASA's Spirit Mars rover was meant to operate for 92 days. It ended up operating for 2,269 days, after which a dust storm blocked off its solar panels.
eEA6 TIL that 86.8% of Pit Bulls pass a temperament test - better than Collies, Golden Retrievers and Beagles
KWo9 TIL that 75% of Australia’s living species are still unknown to man
WKP8 TIL the shape of the first supersonic airplane, the Bell X-1, was based on the Browning .50 caliber machine gun bullet, which was known to be stable in supersonic flight.