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TIL The first natural gas pipeline was in China before 500BC using bamboo pipes

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OokGa TIL of a lake in West Papua, Indonesia that is filled with jellyfish. These jellyfish have such a minor sting that tourists visiting the island can swim among the jellyfish without any protection. The lake also has a toxic hydrogen sulfide layer that prevents deep diving activities.
5Y08n TIL American rapper Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album ‘DAMN’. This marks the first time the Pulitzer Prize in Music went to someone outside the classical or jazz community.
5YBXR TIL In the 300 BC the Greek mathematician Aristarchus created a formula capable of accurately calculating the distance of the Sun from Earth.
p8nX4 TIL Steven Spielberg refused a salary for "Schindlers List," calling it "Blood Money." The film went on to become one of the most successful of all time.
v1mjB TIL that in 1971, the original tapes for Monty Python were almost erased and destroyed by the BBC. This was intended as a cost saving measure to reuse the tapes. Terry Gilliam bought them all and saved them.