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TIL: Sweden made slavery illegal as early as 1337

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JYvek TIL about the Berkeley Pit, a 270-metre deep US "lake" filled with liquid toxins and acid. Thousands of geese died upon landing in it one night; today, birds are scared off the site with gunshots. The state of Montana charges every visitor to the lake 2 dollars. It has its own gift shop.
oObR TIL that in 1993, upon learning that they were to play a show at a venue owned by the Church of Scientology, the band Tool was opposed to performing. They played, but Maynard, the lead singer, spent most of the show baa-ing like a sheep at the audience
R5ZA8 TIL there is a rainforest in Alaska
OoyJ4 TIL a bone marrow transplant recipient’s blood type eventually changes to match the blood type of the donor.
wLvdJ TIL that when Gene Kelly was asked to direct the movie The Sound of Music, he declined saying "Go find someone else to direct this piece of sh*t"