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TIL There is a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over almost every winter.

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WklA9 TIL during the Battle of Bomarsund in 1854, Charles Davis Lucas tossed a live Russian artillery shell overboard before it exploded. He would be awarded the Victoria Cross and ultimately ascend to the rank of Rear Admiral before retiring in 1873, dying in 1914 at the age of 80
nexW TIL the drug Scopolamine, aka “The Devil’s Breath,” is a substance so intense that it renders a person incapable of exercising free will.
mRax TIL in 2010 Mazda recalled 52000 cars due to spider infestation in the fuel system.
5xlP TIL 66 years ago today, the Berlin Airlift began. Landing one plane per minute for over a year, the airlift brought in 5000 tons of food and coal per day to Berlin.
b6yeZ TIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.