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TIL Boeing doesn't build the fuselages for their 737 & 787

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Jagv TIL while drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas until the ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off but the gas is still burning today.
1bEX TIL that Black gay men in America have the highest HIV rates in the developed world, and that by the age of 40, there is a 60% chance that they are infected with the virus.
dDA4Z TIL that the Eiffel tower grows 6 inches while tilting away from the sun in the summer due to thermal expansion
9wVw7 TIL Blue Bunny ice cream was named in a 1935 contest. The winner noted how much his little boy enjoyed seeing blue bunnies in a department store window at Easter and thought it made a fun name. He won $25 (today's equivalent, $560).
mx9Rp TIL Copperhead snakes produce a strong odor when angry that smells like freshly cut cucumbers.