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Today I Learned there’s a 70 meter (diameter) hole that has been on fire for more than 40 years.

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rRoEM TIL about Ashvamedha, a ritualistic horse sacrifice in ancient India where a horse is allowed to wander for 1 year protected by the king's guards. If no rivals manage to kill or steal the horse after a year, it is returned and sacrificed in the city capital, legitimizing the soverignty of the king.
7rRmM TIL That Wolves have arrived and now outnumber the residents of Chernobyl and are multiplying and that wildlife overall in the area is now flourishing due to the lack of human interference and competition.
xZwo TIL It takes cash and assets worth $68,800 (£48,300) to get into the top10%, and $760,000 (£533,000) to be in the 1%. That means that if you own an average house in London without a mortgage, you are probably in the 1%
ZAnB TIL that evidence exists that OJ Simpson’s son was the one who actually killed his wife
0wvv1 TIL that the real Top Gun School imposes a $5 fine to any staff member that quotes the movie