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TIL there are stars called “Magnetars” with magnetic fields strong enough to kill any life form at a distance of 1000km

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RMDj TIL in 1956 Soviets proposed a joint project to build a dam across Bering Strait in order to warm the Arctic Ocean but it wasn’t found practicable by the US
pYe5p TIL there is an over 2000ft Ancient Roman Road Tunnel in Naples that was in use for nearly 2000 years.
ypXJ TIL: Jewish law prohibits the separation of stuck-together newspaper pages on the Sabbath as it constitutes “applying the finishing touch” (one of the 39 activities prohibited on this day).
rRJQe TIL that the international airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (ULN), the largest international air facility in the country was named after Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the establishment of a Mongolian State on 21 December 2005.
Yp15v TIL that the average body temperature is not 98.6F (37C), and that if your temperature is that high it is likely an elevated temperature for many people.