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TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the 450 degree, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.

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REO6 TIL the US allows meat packaging to contain carbon monoxide, used to keep the meat looking fresh. It does not aid in actual preservation of meat. It works so well, though, Congress was shown fresh beef and beef that was 2 years old (preserved with CO). They were indistinguishable.
grvb8 TIL Aristotle's payment for teaching Alexander the Great was the reconstruction and repopulation of Aristotle's home village, which had been destroyed and enslaved by Alexander's father.
VMmk TIL that production of ALF was hell on earth with 20-hour-shoots for one episode. On the last day of shooting lead actor Max Wright (Willie Tanner) walked off set without saying goodbye.
ZAYD TIL Nintendo had its own cereal brand, created in 1988. It promoted both Super Mario Bros. & The Legend of Zelda. The box was divided in two so one could enjoy super mushrooms & goomba’s from the Mario side, as well as heart containers & boomerangs from the Zelda side.
ZaNp TIL Frankenstein was written due to a volcanic eruption. Because of all the ash in the sky, Mary Shelley and her friends would stay indoors and have contests of who could write the scariest stories. Frankenstein was the scariest.