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TIL that dinosaurs may have danced like birds to woo mates

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x6pkB TIL that the Centralia Mine Fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania has been burning continuously since at least 1962. It stretches across 8 miles (13km) & at depths of up to 300ft (90m). It has made the surrounding land unstable & the residents were relocated
woL7 TIL that Henry Kissinger’s senior thesis was 383 pages. After he published it, Harvard created the “Kissinger rule,” which restricted the length of all future undergraduate papers to 150 pages.
JYEkl TIL that in 2005 a contestant from the infamous Hands On A Hardbody Competition killed himself after staying awake for over 48 hours. Other contestants have stayed awake much longer to win. The story made it to Broadway.
JYX5v TIL Mother Damnable, who ran Seattle's first brothel, could swear expertly in Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
6ymW TIL that in the afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld gave the following directive to his aides: “Judge whether good enough hit S.H.” (Saddam Hussein) at same time. Not only UBL" (Osama bin Laden). Need to move swiftly – Near term target needs – go massive – sweep it all up. Things related and not.“