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TIL people used to do their laundry in Old Faithful; they put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes

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b4lE TIL that whales can have up to 14 extra spleens. These extra spleens help oxygenate the blood of deeper diving whales.
78Edb TIL the film "Close encounters of the Third Kind" is shown every single night at the Devil Tower KOA, making it one of the most screened movies ever.
nd4B TIL that South Park is based on a real elementary school in Evergreen, CO, and Miss Crabtree, Mr. Mackey and Mr. Garrison are just a few of the characters that are based on actual people
nW5dd TIL that in 4 states (California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.) there is no minimum age limit for getting married.
p80wb TIL honeybees that falls into water does not necessarily drown. Although they are not strong enough to free themselves from water directly (and their wings are too sticky when wet), they can use their wings to “surf” to safety at the edge of the pond,