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gr9By TIL Europeans began eating mummies for medicinal purposes in the 12th century
1aXDd TIL the hottest place on Earth is the Lut desert of Iran, topping Death Valley, USA and and El Azizia, Libya. Over a seven year study, the hottest recorded temperature was 70.7°C (159.3°F).
D1n0v TIL that the Boeing 747 prototype had a consistent problem with engines randomly exploding. The test pilot took the president of the engine manufacturer for a ride and blew up engines one by one until he was nervously asked told to stop. The problem was promptly fixed.
NJZM TIL of Pando, a grove of aspen trees in Utah that is actually a single organism with 40,000 stems (trunks). Some experts believe that Pando may be up to a million years old.
LkByv TIL to comply with Chinese censorship, PUBG's distributor, Tencent, reskinned the game and rebranded it as "Game for Peace." Among the changes are the lack of gore and enemies cheerfully waving goodbye instead of dying.