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TIL Richard Dawkins wants his death to be filmed to prevent people claiming he made a last-minute death bed conversion.

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rNAxo TIL of Movile Cave, which has been completely sealed off from the outside world for 5.5 million years and evolved dozens of animal species found nowhere else, sustained only by toxic chemicals in the air and water, not photosynthesis.
Z8xVB TIL that airplane food is heavily seasoned but your sense of taste is dulled when you're on an airplane.
b5rj TIL. Russia implemented prohibition for 11 years, from 1914 to 1925. The ban was enacted even though roughly 1/3 of the government’s entire revenue came through the sale of vodka. It was called “…the single greatest act of national heroism. ”
JY5Y8 TIL that Yevgeny Primakov was expected to win Russia's presidential election in 2000. But after a series of apartment bombings, he dropped out and the election went to the little-known prime minister, who had held his post for less than six months.
wL4oP TIL that Mt. Everest is littered with dead bodies which serve as progress markers for some climbers