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5YNDP TIL the Soviet Union successfully put out a gas well fire that was burning for 1074 days with a underground nuke
0dW4p TIL Italian artist Salvatore Garau created and put up for auction in 2021 an invisible sculpture called "Io sono", which means "I am". The sculpture was purchased by a private collector for 15,000 euros.
5joB TIL of “Anting” a behaviour in which birds rub insects (usually ants) on their feathers and skin. The insects secrete liquids containing chemicals such as formic acid, which can act as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide.
yWXe TIL at the age of 14, Helen Mar Kimball was told by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, that in order to ensure eternal salvation for herself and her family, she had to enter into a polygamous marriage with him. She consented 24 hours later.
nejeY TIL of akinetopsia, a neuropsychological disorder that makes it so patients are unable to perceive motion. Instead, they often view life as a series of photographs or frozen movie reels.