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TIL there are more barrels of Bourbon in Kentucky than there are people.

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NOvN TIL in 2015 an EVE Online player known as “Non Erata” stole 600 Billion ISK (in game currency) - equal to $13000 USD in reality. This was accomplished by working his way up the ranks for over 6 real months in an in game corporation and stealing everything while the leadership was offline
ZeEp TIL that the hottest temperature ever recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica is −12.2°C (10°F)
xjaw TIL that seismometers along Japan’s coast detected the 2011 earthquake and stopped all bullet trains from operating. Only one train, a test train without passengers, derailed.
X0kaj TIL that nearly the entire student body and faculty of Ole Miss joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and suffered a 100% casualty rate.
xLp7 TIL during 1946 nuclear weapon tests in the Pacific, animals were put on ships in the blast area. Goat #119, behind plate armour inside a gun turret, died from the radiation in 4 days. Goat #53, out on deck, died in 2. Pig #311 was found swimming around and was brought back to the zoo in Washington.