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TIL a natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel

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d1XB TIL that upon learning of Hicks death in Aliens 3, Michael Biehn demanded and received almost as much money for the use of his likeness in one scene as he had been paid for his entire role in Aliens.
DQvmD TIL about the Amami rabbit, a native of Ōshima, that is reminiscent of ancient rabbits and only exists on two small islands in Japan.
0wmXv TIL Before filming the gradual marriage fallout in Blue Valentine, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams prepared by living together in their onscreen home, buying groceries with a budget based on their characters, taking family portraits at Sears, and staging arguments for a month.
BRed TIL Canada’s debt has increased 25.4% since ‘Conservative’ Stephen Harper was first elected as PM in 2006.
4XwQX TIL pomeranians used to be much bigger, weighing about 40 lbs (18 kilos). Then Queen Victoria got a tiny one, which immediately became popular. By the time she died 12 years later, the size of the breed had decreased by half.