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TIL the famous Bloop sound, once thought to come from an unknown marine animal, was recently attributed by NOAA to icebergs cracking.

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kJ8MB TIL Great Big Story is back in production after a two year hiatus. The company originally shut down to financial issues but now its back with more human interest stories!
V4mk TIL there are 1,311 people who live in Verkhoyansk, Russia, a town with an average temperature of -45C (-50F) in January. In 2012, the town was attacked by a pack of 400 wolves.
1WOd TIL A man is selling the recipe for Coca Cola. Bidding starts at $5,000,000.00
d8ENZ TIL that the first written recipe for guacamole was written down by a pirate.
EyEV TIL, a Thai janitor stole Saudi Royal jewels, when the jewels were then returned it was discovered that half of them were fake, a Saudi business man with close ties to the royal family then traveled to Thailand to investigate and was abducted and killed, along with 3 Saudi officials 3 months later.