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TIL that a crevice and a crevasse are not the same thing. A crevice is in rock and a crevasse is in ice.

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ADbKx TIL of the most famous person ever to have literally been in a pickle, Horatio Nelson. He died at sea, so the surgeon on board pickled his body in brandy to preserve it for the long trip to England. 2 weeks into the journey, gaseous pressures burst the cask lid, making Nelson "rise from the dead."
OGAJe TIL that Tompolo, a former Nigerian militant, accepted an amnesty from the government and was granted a contract to help protect the state-owned oil company. Despite anti-corruption warrants against him, his contract was renewed in 2022. Also, he's head priest for the local god of justice.
5YWyR TIL that a square-shaped building with a volume of 1.2 billion cubic meters could fit inside Earth's entire human population.
lovrV TIL that the term and concept of "jay-walking" was introduced in the 1920's by the auto industry as part of a propaganda campaign to claim the roads for cars and shift the blame in accidents from cars to pedestrians. At the time "Jay" was a slur with a similar meaning to "redneck" or "hillbilly."
worJY TIL Millipedes are not insects—they’re more closely related to lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish.