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TIL That the Scaly Foot Gastropod lives in hydrothermal vents up to 750°F, doesn't eat food, and is the only living creature that encorporates iron into its skeleton.

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xEo7 TIL 1,311 people live in Verkhoyansk, Russia. A town with an avg. temp of -45 °C (-50 °F) in January that was also attacked by a pack of 400 wolves last year. The sun currently rises at 2pm and sets at 3:30pm.
lokXG TIL Chris Evans portrayed a DC comic book character between his Human Torch and Captain America roles
OG5ga TIL of the Human Development Index (HDI) ranking of countries. Korea, Ireland, and Hong Kong (among others) outrank the U.S.
8eLxZ TIL that the distance flew in the Berlin Airlift was almost the entire way from the Earth to the Sun, totalled over 92,000,000 miles (148,000,000 km).
P1gaJ TIL that the guy who invented the sewing machine had 26 kids with two wives and three mistresses. After he was arrested for bigamy, he fled to England. When he died, his family split his $13M fortune, except for his son William who testified against him in his divorce. William inherited $500.