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TIL The "Gates of Hell" crater pit has been burning for over 50 years despite attempts to extinguish the flames

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G0D1 TIL that when one fails the British/Dutch navies’ Submarine Command Course (“The Perisher”), he is not told yet, but his bag is packed for him. When a boat/helicopter is ready the sailor is told of his failure, given a bottle of whisky, and immediately goes. He can never serve in a submarine again.
Mr5B TIL that at his maximum strength, a full out punch from Superman wouldn’t hit you before it would cause nuclear fusion in the air. Resulting in a 45 megaton explosion and a particle beam shooting straight out from his fist.
OO0R TIL the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that schools delay the start of classes until 8:30 or later, better aligning school schedules with the biological sleep rhythms of adolescents during puberty.
Vd9Q TIL A cop tried to shoot a dog for barking but accidentally shot himself.
QR8a TIL Sanal Edamuruku against whom the Mumbai Catholic Church filed a blasphemy case in 2012 for exposing the science behind a miracle has been in Finland since then since he faces indefinite jailtime under blasphemy laws in India for this act