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TIL scientists discovered a 500-year-old map that accurately depicted Antarctica before it was officially discovered. It also shows the coastline of Antarctica without ice, something that shouldn’t have been possible, since the continent wasn’t officially discovered until 1820

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dDRbd TIL car speedometers often become "frozen" following a heavy accident. The last reading can indicate the speed at impact, but is usually incorrect. This is not a feature - speedometers were not designed to jam after an accident.
9YVwr TIL that Action Park, a New Jersey theme park which opened in 1978, was infamous for being poorly constructed, with at least six guests killed by the rides. It featured a water slide which was closed after only a month, and which supposedly decapitated a crash test dummy during safety testing.
oB0jo TIL that Garth Brooks turned down the part of Private Jackson because he didn't want to share the spotlight with Tom Hanks who he thought was not famous enough and then was dropped when Garth wanted to play the bad guy for which Spielberg didn't have any to offer.
OGGJX TIL Angels Landing is a 1,488 ft tall rock formation in Zion National Park in Utah. It is an unique fin-like mountain formation that juts out to the center of the main canyon. A trail cut into solid rock in 1926 leads to the top of Angels Landing and provides panoramic view of Zion Canyon.
VBVG4 TIL that when the key on push to start cars dies, you can hold the remote up to the button and it will turn on the ignition