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TIL of the locknar mine.It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history , the blast killed 10,000 soldiers ,

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Z9rD TIL that in 2010 in the United States, 3 out of every 5 people who died from gunshot wounds took their own life
xVXog TIL that Mozart was one of the first to pirate music. He heard Miserere while in a chapel and transcribed the entire composition from memory later that day.
OoJn4 TIL of the Devils Hole Pupfish, the entire species exists within a 22 by 3.5 meter pool in Death Valley. In 2007 as few as 38 individuals remained. As of spring 2019, the population had reached 136.
8kGG TIL at an Amazon.com warehouse in Pennsylvania, workers were required to work – in some cases walking 15 miles a day – in 100+ degree heat. When the news broke, Amazon’s initial response was to keep an ambulance outside the warehouse.
Oxp6 TIL that due to their similar protein composition, blood can be used as an egg substitute in baking and making ice cream.