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TIL: large earthquakes can systematically trigger other large earthquakes on opposite sides of the earth

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epYe4 TIL that action adventure series The A-Team and obstacle course game show Wipeout (both the original 2008 and 2021 reboot versions) were both produced and filmed either partially or fully in the same place: Sable Ranch.
KYeOR TIL that “Pistol Shrimp” can stun and kill prey by ejecting a bubble from their claws which pops due to underwater pressure, generating heat that reaches 8,000°F. (A temperature almost as hot as the Sun)
rRKko TIL of Elizabeth Shoaf. She was abducted by a sexual predator & held underground. Using her wit, she gained his trust & managed to get his phone. She text home & police traced it. They stupidly publicly released that she text home & the abductor heard it on the radio. Police saved her in time.
olg7 TIL Steve Wozniak was so good at Tetris that Nintendo Power stopped accepting his high scores, so he submitted them with his name spelled backwards
v1apD TIL about the doughnut dollies who were women who served doughnuts to American troops in mobile clubs during WWII. Thanks to Great British Baking Show for teaching me something today