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A battle of resolution

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VeGZ TIL that the U.S. put strict regulations on steam engines because they were dangerous to operate. To get around this law, one company made boilers full of boiling gasoline instead of water.
ge5b TIL a “Gordie Howe Hat trick” is a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game.
maXv TIL Antarctica is actually just a cluster of islands under the ice
aNgb TIL Robert Lopez, co-writer of Let It Go from Frozen, co-created and co-wrote Avenue Q and The Book Of Mormon, guest wrote a South Park episode, wrote four songs for the Scrubs episode My Musical, and is one of 12 people to have ever won EGOT: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.
R5ee7 TIL of the locknar mine.It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history , the blast killed 10,000 soldiers ,