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TIL that in oil-rich Azerbaijan people bathe in crude oil believing it improves their health

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mxKao TIL an optical disc called Holographic Versatile Disc was developed that can store up to 6TB of data but never appeared in the market.
5yQD TIL that the sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, travelled around the world four times, and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away.
YgvB TIL Aztec society was one of the first societies that required education for all its members, regardless of gender or social status.
yYlJ TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.
BBYb TIL Colonel Remy Van Lierde DFC took a photograph of 50ft snake while flying over the Congo in 1959. Stating the snake rose up 10ft to attack the helicopter he was piloting