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TIL about Yemen's Well of Barhout, known as the "Well of Hell", which is 100 feet wide and 328-820 feet deep. Foul smells emanate from the well, and folklore says it served as a prison for demons.

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JYE0k TIL that flamingos are unique from all other birds and mammals in that they have hinged upper beaks (jaws) instead of lower. They use their tongues and beaks to move water through filters they use to catch food. But, because their upper beaks move, they have to eat with their heads upside down.
ybep TIL any US citizen can take possession of an uninhabited island anywhere in the world so long as it contains guano deposits and is not within the jurisdiction of another government.
Z85YQ TIL that it's actually illegal for companies like FedEx to ship "non-urgent" letters unless the customer pays at least six times the value of USPS postage.
MeJxK TIL the Sony Walkman got its name from a combination of Superman and their own existing Pressman cassette recorder line
R7gEa TIL of German serial killer Karl Denke, in the 1910’s killed upwards of 40 people, and processed their flesh into pickled “pork”, their hair into shoelaces, and their skin into belts, and other gruesome items that he then sold at markets and door-to-door.