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TIL of Verkhoyanks, a town in Russia where the average temperature is -45C/-49F. In the middle of a 7 month winter the 1300 residents were attacked by a pack of 400 wolves.

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E1Jxw TIL "Happy Birthday Mr. President" - Marilyn Monroe's form-fitting, flesh-colored dress - a sequined stunner she wore to serenade President Kennedy at his birthday at Madison Square Garden in 1962 - sold for a record $1.26 million at an auction in 1999.
R5WZ4 TIL The African continent is being split in two by a 46 km (35 mile) long crack and will be two seperate land massess in a couple of million years.
8evxL TIL In perfecting the design of their first aircraft, the Wright Brothers built and tested prototypes inside of a Wind Tunnel - to which they credited the bulk of their aircraft’s success.
neN9G TIL: The Golden ratio was discovered when Phidias heard the different sounds a blacksmiths hammer was making when different weights were used, he went on to discover one of the most important visual concepts in history without using his eyes.
xj81 TIL there is a cup of coffee in every scene of the movie Fight Club.