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TIL: There’s a toxic waste plant that displays a warning to warn people far in the future of its danger

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4XlYR TIL On June 7th, 1692 the pirate city, Port Royal, in Jamaica was rocked by a massive earthquake that shook the city into the ocean, leaving 2,000 souls burried under sand and brick. Shortly after the quake, a tsunami flooded what was left.
Z804v TIL that an opossum broke into a Florida liquor store and got drunk. A liquor store employee found the animal next to a broken and empty bottle of bourbon.It appeared disoriented, was excessively salivating and was pale. The staff gave it fluids and cared for her as she sobered up.
7r8GL TIL Weezer's Undone (The Sweater Song) was filmed in one shot while the band played and sang at twice normal speed. The video was then slowed by half and put to the original song to produce a dreamy effect.
vJdD TIL South Australia is the only place in the world where a flavoured milk drink outsells Coca-Cola by triple the amount
N9DP TIL that the dog who played Wishbone on the 1990s children’s show of the same name was named Soccer and was a veteran television commercial actor before appearing on the series. He lived from 1988 to 2001 and is buried on the Plano, Texas ranch where Wishbone was filmed.