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TIL the Titanic will be reduced to a rust stain in an estimated 15-20 years due to a metal eating bacteria.

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R71B1 TIL about the Pakasuchus Kapilimai, a crocodile-like creature from the Cretaceous period that had long legs and mammal-like teeth. Also referred to as the Cat Crocodile.
E1gr0 Today I learned "Mahatma" is a Sanskrit honorific, like "Saint", and not the first name of Mohandas Gandhi
D1dxJ TIL that despite 12 indictments and several convictions of high level officials involved in the Iran-Contra scandal, all perpetrators were either pardoned or had sentences overturned resulting in no prison time. The only person to go to jail was a minister who stole a street sign in protest.
kJ4Yg TIL Philadelphia's Liberty Bell was transported to San Francisco for 1915's Pan-Pacific International Exposition. It was taken to six different festivals between 1885 and 1904.
Mxb TIL There is 3G cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.