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TIL A researcher in Antarctica got a date via Tinder with a woman who was at a field camp 45 minutes away

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l7xb5 TIL: There is a market for Rare Antique Spoons, with one used by Paul Revere Jr selling for $32,500. This mainly applies to 100+ year old spoons that were handcrafted and contain a Silversmith's mark. Old antique spoons also have unique patterns and fanciful designs (images in article).
8a5da TIL of Oklahoma earthquake swarms, an increasing number of earthquakes in the state since 2009 related to the Oil & Gas Industry injecting wastewater in deep ground.
P1b7n TIL death by garbage truck trash compactor is a fairly frequent occurrence, due to people sleeping in dumpsters and the truck drivers not being able to hear their cries for help as they’re dumped and crushed
e5Q5 TIL Carlos Mencia was dropped from a New Orleans charity event after saying, “I’m glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: Black people can’t swim.”
mx5my TIL after 30 WWII veterans in their mid-nineties were shown ‘Dunkirk,’ the general consensus among them was that they loved the film and thought it captured events very accurately, but “thought the soundtrack was louder than the actual bombardment.” The comment amused Nolan greatly.