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KR8G TIL of a theme park in Transylvania that’s 400 feet below ground. Once a salt mine and cheese storing facility, visitors can ride a Ferris wheel, row around a lake, play mini golf, and more.
pL5Q TIL Terrell Owens is the only NFL player to score a touchdown against all 32 NFL teams. (actually has at least 2 for each team)
e0pkk TIL of the Amritsar massacre in India. In April 1919, when Indians, the majority Sikh, gathered to protest in a walled garden against British Colonial rule, British troops opened fire on the peaceful protestors, killing anywhere from 379-1000 and injuring another 1,100.
MeY9A TIL in WWII, weather reports were censored to prevent enemy submarines from learning about conditions. A football game in Chicago was so covered in fog that the radio announcer couldn't see the field, but afterwards he was officially thanked for never using the word "fog" or mentioning the weather.
0wNGv TIL that airplane food is heavily seasoned but your sense of taste is dulled when you're on an airplane.