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TIL life inside Movile Cave has been separated from the outside world for the past 5.5 MILLION YEARS. The ecosystem is based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis.

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gkJW TIL that every military working dog is always one rank higher than its handler so that mistreatment of the dog is considered assault on an officer of higher rank.
Rdj8 TIL: Beck’s 1992 hit “Loser” was a freestyle, the verses and chorus both being done on the first take.
x4W5 TIL the bassist of 1970’s rock band Iron Butterfly developed missile guidance systems and software based digital video compression, was rumored to have disappeared in time travel attempt.
oBD0o TIL souls were typically depicted as female in traditional Christian art, whether or not the person was female.
OogO7 TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island