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TIL that there is a coal fire believed to have been burning for 6,000 yrs

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9wnDp TIL: In 1857 a book analyzed census data to demonstrate that free states had better rates of economic growth than slave states & argued the economic prospects of poor Southern whites would improve if the South abolished slavery. Southern states reacted by hanging people for being in possession of it
l0rN TIL that wallabies (similar to kangaroos), have been known to eat opium flowers at (legal) Australian crops, then proceed to jump around, stoned, and make crop circles.
m18Yo TIL that Canada has actual legal currency that is a coin with a 3-D golden Superman bursting through it. One coin is worth $1200 CAD
bBrZ TIL That on April Fool’s Day in Italy, France, and Belgium, people tack paper fish onto one another backs and shout “April Fish” as a prank. The Flemish tradition is for children to lock out their parents and teachers and only let them back in when they promise to bring treats.
Qa1E TIL that it is mathematically possible to turn a sphere inside out without creating any creases. The proof for this was developed by Bernard Morin; a blind mathematician.