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TIL that Yellowstone National Park’s geothermal hot springs are capable of dissolving a human body overnight

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mRwM TIL the Bubonic Plague is still contracted by thousands annually, and affects all countries except Australia.
xVa5D TIL That the characters Timon and Pumbaa were only put in the movie The Lion King because Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella audition so well together. They had originally auditioned for the hyenas, but were so funny that Timon and Pumbaa were created for them.
KRyJ TIL Humans’ and Dogs’ brains have evolved to understand each others’ vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter.
E1YQP TIL In 1953, after the shooting ended in the Korean War, the Americans dropped leaflets offering $100,000 to any North Korean pilot who landed a MiG-15 in South Korea. A defector arrived soon after and the plane was impounded and meticulously examined. Chuck Yeager was among the first to fly it.
oVpR TIL: Swedish warship Vasa, it sank in 1628 and was recovered from the ocean in 1961 almost completely intact. This is the only remaining intact ship from the 1600’s. This ship is housed in The Vasa Museum in Stockholm Sweden. A museum built around the ship.