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TIL of the "Zone of Silence" in central Mexico. Radio signals not working, compasses spinning out of control, and several meteor craters have all been observed there.

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aPKy TIL in the US, maternal deaths during pregnancy declined to 9.1 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies by 1986. It has risen since then and now is at 18.5 deaths per 100,000.
8aWJK TIL In Antarctica, research centers "heat their refrigerators" to avoid food from over-freezing and allow for thawing to take place and much of the food served to researchers is often expired.
VonD TIL The film ‘Fantasia’ came about after the ambitious Walt Disney overspent on short The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by hiring revered conductor Leopold Stokowski to handle the score. Rather than writing off the debt, Disney decided to spend more by making a whole feature.
rNYjo TIL that Neanderthal DNA makes up roughly 1.8% of Asian genomes, 1.7% of European genomes, and 0.5% of African genomes
PYolV TIL homosapiens were the casanovas of the primitive world due to the lack of spikes on their penis. Because of this they mated with Neanderthals, chimps, and many other extinct species.