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TIL: A German town was unknowingly built in a meteorite impact crater, and it’s stone buildings contain thousands of tons of micro-diamonds.

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wo8Xo TIL that an expert parachutist fell to his death when he jumped from a plane, without realizing that he wasn’t wearing a parachute
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XVAD TIL that during World War 2, penicillin was scarce, so it was common to collect urine from patients to recycle the penicillin.
W7MDL TIL that Stromatolites can still be found off the coast of Western Australia. They are microbial reefs created by cyanobacteria as they photosynthesise and release oxygen into the ocean. Stromatolites first appeared on Earth around 3.5bn years ago.
nek0G TIL about half of the Lincoln Memorial is hidden underground. The 43,800-square-foot basement was built with dozens of concrete columns to support the weight of the marble structure.