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TIL that manhole covers are round so that they don’t fall into the opening

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nevYB TIL in 1897, 3 Swedes attempted to be the first people to reach the North Pole. They travelled by hot air balloon but crashed after 65 hours. 33 years later, a ship discovered their camp, along with their dead bodies, journal, and camera. They'd survived for weeks by killing and eating polar bears.
epnYD TIL of water hole in Death Valley Nevada devil’s hole. Not affected by rainwater indicating ancient water. Connected to vast aquifer. Water sloshes around during quakes up to 2000 miles away like bathtub with waves up to 2m. Quakes from Chile and Japan have affected the water surface here
XXYE TIL there’s a lot of plastic trash in the ocean. We dumped about five shopping bags full of plastic for every foot of coastline in the world in 2010 alone.
RX86 TIL, at 23% California has the highest poverty rate in the US despite having an economy that ranks top 10 in the world.
ep7eE TIL people who had their rectum removed , still feel like they have to poop , even though nothing is there