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TIL that in 2009 Icelandic engineers accidentally drilled into a magma chamber with temperatures up to 1000C (1832F). Instead of abandoning the well like a previous project in Hawaii, they decided to pump water down and became the most powerful geothermal well ever created.

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rOJ4 TIL Superman was created by two Jewish artists who fashioned a superhero around the identity of Moses. Both Moses and Superman escaped death as infants, were raised by foster parents, and went on to rescued people.
LQklV TIL Shazaam is the name of a nonexistent movie starring Sinbad as a genie and is an example of "the Mandela effect", where a large group of people believe an event occurred when it did not
bX69 TIL that crocodiles can easily survive losing a limb or being badly wounded because of their superior immune system and the restriction of blood flow (heading: Anti-biotic)
oBQRY TIL there are only 15 countries (sovereign states, not dependencies) in the world without official armed forces. Out of these, 12 are islands. Only Andorra, Vatican City, and Liechtenstein are located on mainland. The largest population is held by the Solomon Islands with a little over 650,000.
Lk7ev TIL that a park ranger on Rinca Island was attacked by a Komodo dragon in his own office after a cleaner had left the door open the night before. The dragon was hiding under his desk when he sat down. The smell of blood attracted more outside. The ranger was taken to the hospital and recovered.