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TIL An oil drilling operation at Lake Peigneur, Louisiana accidentally punctured a salt dome, creating a sinkhole that swallowed barges and caused the Delcambre Canal to flow backwards.

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yN9w TIL the high five was used as a symbol of gay pride and identification
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