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TIL that there are ant colonies that span hundreds of miles

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wLx97 TIL that the "sweet spot" altitude for airplanes is between 35000 and 42000 feet - At higher altitude the air is too sparse for the engines while lower altitude means higher resistance
DlJg TIL: In WW2 there was a badass all-female squadron of bomber pilots whom the Germans nicknamed “The Night Witches”
WBd8 TIL the Mayor of Lake Worth, FL swam across the Lake Worth Lagoon in 1998 to raise awareness of how dirty it had become. After completing the swim, he spent three days in the hospital and nearly died.
kvNW TIL that fans still express condolences to the Blue Öyster Cult over the loss of Gene Frenkle, famed cowbell musician, despite the fact that he is a fictional character
QNk56 TIL Earthquakes leave heat signatures. Friction from large earthquakes can heat the slip zone over 1000 degree Celsius higher than the surrounding rock leaving behind glass-like pseudotachylytes which can be used to estimate the energy of the event.