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TIL about Doggerland, which was an area in northern Europe once home to fertile lands and hunter-gatherers, and is now submerged beneath the North Sea due to rising sea levels and a tsunami

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LQp5r TIL that on IMDb the rating for 'This is Spinal Tap' goes up to 11
KZ99 TIL “Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees was used in a study to train medical staff to perform CPR. The song has close to 104 beats per minute, and 100-120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation.
6Aa7 TIL that sobriety checkpoints are illegal in Texas under the state’s interpretation of the federal Constitution
QNn9e TIL that the Richmond Bridge in London was financed through a tontine, with the toll charged to cross the bridge shared between the investors, each receiving a larger share as the others died, and the bridge became free to cross after the final survivor's death.
JdNm TIL John DeLorean, best known for developing the DeLorean DMC-12, also developed the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, Grand Prix, and Chevy Vega. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 1982 trying to raise money for his failing company and successfully defended himself proving entrapment by federal agents.