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TIL there is a "boiling river" in Peru where over 6 km of the river can reach temperatures as high as 86C/187F. The river is considered extremely remarkable due to the nearest volcanic system being more than 700 km away.

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nejyW TIL of Clara Brown, a woman who was born a slave in Virginia that, after receiving her freedom, would go on to start a laundry business, become the owner of mines in Colorado during the gold rush, and even traveled to Kansas to help freed slaves build communities
VM9Bk TIL the only country that prohibits killing horses for consumption is the US
P1PbE TIL that at the opening ceremonies to the 1936 Summer Olympics, the event organizers made the mistake of shooting off a cannon after they had released hundreds of pigeons. While the cannon shot blanks, the sound of the shot scared the birds so much that they defecated on the athletes below.
0wn5v TIL the UK's Secret Intelligence Service is said to train secret agents in field operations at a star-shaped 1700's castle called Fort Monckton. It is known as No.1 Military Training Establishment & is guarded by razor wire, high intensity lighting & an "in-house" security staff.
DQ1xY TIL of Masako Katsura, the "First Lady of Billiards". She was Japan's first professional female billiards player, and moved to the USA after marrying an American in 1951. There, she competed in the 1952 billiards world championship, becoming the second female contender ever and taking 7th place.