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TIL about the Gates of Hell (Darvaza gas crater) in Turkmenistan - a pit or hole of natural gas in the earth that has been constantly on fire for over 50 years.

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5YQKQ TIL that the original story for The Terminator came from Harlan Ellison ... or at least enough that a lawsuit forced James Cameron to acknowledge him in the credits.
E1w00 TIL that until the early 20th century boys were routinely dressed like girls until they were 6 or 7 when they were "breeched", that is dressed in pants rather than dresses.
yVjxl TIL when American producers remade the British crime thriller Broadchurch, they decided to keep the leading star in the same role as detective, but just made him talk in an US accent this time around
x6BLw TIL after writing the main riff of Seven Nation Army, Jack White planned to save it in case he was ever asked to write a James Bond theme. Deciding this was unlikely to happen, he recorded the song anyways. Five years later, he was asked to write the theme song for the Bond film Quantum of Solace.
xVmbw TIL Danny Trejo got his first acting job when visiting a patient he was doing substance abuse counseling for on the set of "Runaway Train". He was offered a job as an extra in the film's prison scenes.