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TIL that the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth, with temperatures regularly exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

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R7lNl TIL in the UK it is illegal to find and keep buried treasure to yourself. You are required by law to report the find to a coroner and then offer it for sale to a national museum. Failure to do so can lead to imprisonment.
mx5JM TIL that knitting was an exclusively male profession in the Middle Ages. It would take six years of apprenticeship to become a member of a knitting guild.
d8Vwr TIL of Jane Percy’s Poison Garden, which has ricin, strychnine, coca and more. The Duchess of Northumberland stated:”Children don't care how a plant cures (…) They want to know how it kills. Here we offer a new avenue to get people talking about the misuse of drugs—most of which grow in nature."
GY81 TIL that there is a website where you can map the fallout of a nuclear bomb anywhere in the world.
XEKpj TIL during the 1967 war between Biafra and Nigeria, Biafra established a puppet state called the Republic of Benin, that lasted one day before being occupied by Nigeria.