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TIL that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun

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mxEQM TIL that in 1787, two days before they signed off on the Constitution, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention partied at a tavern, where they drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 of claret, eight of whiskey, 22 of porter, eight of hard cider, 12 of beer and seven bowls of alcoholic punch.
ZpWDa TIL of a 1950's doctor who transfused his sick patient's blood into his own body to understand her condition better. Impressive and scary!
KY9xG TIL stock trader Jesse Livermore predicted the 1929 crash, made a profit due to his prediction, and became a target until his eventual suicide in 1940
vPEW7 TIL the 55-metre (180 ft) Lüneburg Water Tower was built in 1907 in a neo-Gothic style to fit in its urban environment in the middle of the old town, surrounded by medieval streets and churches.
lep7 TIL A terrorist attack plan, using an explosive-laden belt in Moscow, on New Years was foiled when a Spam-Text was sent to the cell phone that triggers the bomb. The text was sent two hours early by the cell phone provider saying, “Happy New Years”.