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TIL that there’s a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely free of oxygen. Containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier it rusts coloring the water red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!

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R71al TIL that a Latvian man evaded the Soviets in bunkers in the woods for the entirety of the 50 year Soviet occupation. He came put when the last Soviet troops left, age 70.
kOdxe TIL The Roman Colosseum was sometimes flooded to re-enact sea battles
wLJ47 TIL that in South Africa a flamethrower attachment for BMW's was sold which was designed to blind, but not kill, carjackers.
M7ymW TIL in November 1970 an airplane carrying the Marshall University football team (plus coaches and a few other people) crashed into a mountaintop outside the Huntington WV airport, killing all 75 people on board. It is considered the worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history.
0EBL TIL that employees and customers of the popular grocery chain Market Basket successfully boycotted the company after its beloved CEO was fired. During the monumental protests, Market Basket lost an estimated 10$ Million per day.