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TIL that the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia was drilled for 24 years to a depth of 40,230 ft (7.62 miles). That depth is a mere 0.002% of the way to the middle of the Earth. Whoa.

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nJ4o TIL China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission
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DryJ TIL that after being deposed by the Soviet Union in 1940, the President of Estonia was sent to a psychiatric hospital in Russia for “persistent claiming of being the President of Estonia”.
5PXP TIL there is a stone-age tribe that remains isolated on an island in the Indian Ocean.They are known to kill people who venture on their island.