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TIL that the vault at Fort Knox has an escape tunnel in case somebody gets locked in.

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6E7eQ TIL Coca-Cola is sometimes used medically to dissolve 'phytobezoars' - large indigestible balls of material in the digestive tract. It works by dissolving material that otherwise would not be broken down.
GYgv4 TIL that when a three year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness, a female gorilla whose name was Binti Jua stood between the boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, This incident helped create a positive public perception of gorillas.
5VDx9 TIL the 2006 Ig Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for "The Mosquito" which is a machine used to deter loitering by emitting a high-frequency sound. Some versions are intentionally tuned to be heard primarily by younger people. The sound was also made into a ringtone that couldn't be heard by teachers.
Xy08 TIL Christine Jiaxin Lee spent millions of dollars on handbags and luxury goods after a bank gave her the money by mistake. She obtained $4.6 million and spent the majotity of it.
QN9yX TIL that during a dogfight, Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter plane. When the pilot parachuted onto the land, he asked a local boy whether he was in India or Pakistan. The boy replied that he was in India, so the pilot started chanting for India, at which point he was caught by Pakistani official