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TIL: The smell of rotten eggs from natural gas is added to identify it, natural gas is inherently odorless.

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jN6Nv TIL that Abercrombie & Fitch existed in 1917 and one of their products was a women's grey wool suit
R7Oe4 TIL the words "female" and "male" are etymologically unrelated. "Male" is derived indirectly from the Latin "masculus" meaning masculine, and "female" is derived from the Medieval Latin "femella".
neBv9 TIL In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarines accidents ever took place off the coast of Russia. A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and stranding nearly two dozen survivors hundreds of feet underwater.
dvr TIL A duel between three opponents is called a Truel
M7Vwa TIL The "Gates of Hell" crater pit has been burning for over 50 years despite attempts to extinguish the flames