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TIL NASA mapping satellites discovered Mayan ruins that were overgrown by the jungle

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woGbP TIL In Cheongju, South Korea, a gang of thieves rented a hotel and spent a month digging a secret tunnel to gain access to a nearby oil pipeline in order to siphon it. They've managed to dug 10 meters deep and reached the pipeline, but a police raid caught them before they could steal any oil.
4XYdN TIL You're supposed to report bribe income, theft income or income from any illegal activities to the IRS.
e0p06 TIL 15% of American divorces are caused in part by "men paying more attention to their video games than their spouse", as of 2011.
4Kdw TIL that a French chemist unboiled an egg
E6Zo TIL there is a ~11,000 sq ft underground vault on a Norwegian Island that “aims at safeguarding the world’s most important plant genetic resources for food and agriculture with a maximum level of security” free of charge.