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TIL That Tuckaleechee Caverns in Tennessee are used to detect underground nuclear tests all over the world through seismic activity in the dense limestone.

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eZgE TIL that the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas uses more electricity than the entire country of Liberia
naPr TIL that Doc Holliday’s last words, while looking at his bootless feet while laying in bed, were “Damn, this is funny.” Apparently he, like many others, never believed he would die in a bed with his boots off.
Z8W54 TIL a bruin bear was found on a ledge of a California bridge. Volunteers strung a net under the bear; officials shot it with a tranquilizer dart, nudged it with a pole onto the net, lowered it to the ground & steered it into the wild. The bridge where the bear was found is called "Rainbow Bridge."
DZWe TIL there’s a ship that’s designed to turn its bow up into the air, while the rest of the ship submerges, turning it into a buoy.
BAxx TIL by analyzing his speeches, researchers found Reagan to show signs of Alzheimers before his diagnosis