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TIL Usain Bolts 200m record time also contains the second fastest 100m time.

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wxx7 TIL the towns from “Ghost Whisperer”, “Gremlins”, “Bruce Almighty”, “Back To The Future”, “Falling Skies”, and the first episode of “The Twilight Zone” (and many more) are all the same set, which is known as “Courthouse Square”
8anlb TIL ashtrays are mandatory in every plane, even if smoking isn't allowed, it is for safe disposal of the cigarette in case anyone on board breaks the law
Wa5L TIL a failed 1970s natural gas operation in Turkmenistan was set alight to prevent the buildup of suffocating gasses in the area and it’s still burning 40 years later
jNWWa TIL that Bill Hamilton developed modern jetboats since no existing boats could navigate the shallow, fast flowing rivers of New Zealand. He took his boats to the USA for demonstrations amidst criticism from the media. In 1960 his boats became the first and only boats to travel up the grand canyon.
9Yk8M TIL That for Black Sabbath's best selling album "Paranoid" the band booked two days in the studio but only used one, recording the entire album in just a few hours.