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TIL It’s not the heat that gets ya. It’s the humidity.

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nOGb TIL: Pro wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow suffered burns to 40% of his body saving three children from a burning house. Ironically, he also has flames tattooed on his head.
KkRB TIL there is a 50 sq. mile area of the U.S. within Yellowstone National Park dubbed the “Zone of Death.” Legal scholars assert that due to certain technicalities involving finding a suitable jury, a person could potentially murder someone and not have to stand trial.
WXZ8 TIL, After bombing of Hiroshima some people moved to Nagasaki, 165 of these survived both the atomic bombings
wooX7 TIL one of Leonardo Davinci's students painted a naked version of Mona Lisa.
69pBl TIL about Ridge A, a spot in Antarctica that is 3x better for viewing into space than any other location on Earth. Researchers descibe the spot as 'so calm there's almost no wind or weather at all' and all wind from Antarctica appears to originate here. It is currently claimed by Australia