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TIL a failed 1970s natural gas operation in Turkmenistan was set alight to prevent the buildup of suffocating gasses in the area and it’s still burning 40 years later

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jdeQ TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
ANZyg TIL that the actor who portrayed the little boy in The Ring is now an attorney for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the Legislative Director & General Counsel to the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Vice Chair and Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee Emeritus Chair.
0lxM TIL a thermal injury (i.e. a burn from scalding water) is so stressful on the body that it can cause liver disease and/or failure
BrYaD TIL John Cena's brother dared him to perform a gesture on TV. He accepted. This gesture later became the popular 'You Can't See Me Gesture' of John Cena.
9YPgQ TIL of the "World's Littlest Skyscraper", a building built in 1919 by a man who accepted $200,000 (in the 1910s) for it's construction, neglecting to point out to investors that the listed height of 480 was in inches, not feet.