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TIL the bottom layer of rock at Bryce Canyon is the top layer at Zion, and the bottom layer at Zion is the top layer at the Grand Canyon.

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M74xW TIL In 1864 during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, a Union and Confederate soldier got into a fistfight to settle their disagreement on who was the other's prisoner. The brawl made both armies pause the entire battle just so they could watch them fight.
5YKnD TIL microwave ovens are pretty old technology, the first commercial microwaves were sold to restaurants as early as 1947. In 1965 they were small enough to fit in a countertop and they became a common kitchen appliance in the 70s.
mxM0P TIL that the main stairwell at St. Pancras London Hotel (The Midland Grand Hotel, which opened in 1873), was used in Christopher Nolan's 2005 film Batman Begins, as the Arkham Asylum stairwell
5V7G8 TIL in the 1970s hysteria over the arrival of killer bees in the United States created a genre of "killer bee movies". One of the most well-known movies was the 1978 film "The Swarm", directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine. It scored 9% at Rotten Tomatoes.
wonnY TIL that Abraham Lincoln delivered a captivating speech that was so engrossing that reporters in attendance ceased taking notes, resulting in a loss of the speech's content.