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TIL that the largest time difference on earth is 26hrs. From the Line Islands(+14hrs) to around the Howland Islands (-12hrs)

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R7jv8 TIL As a defensive measure Israel installed an underwater pipe system to pump flammable crude oil into the Suez Canal, thereby creating a sheet of flame. On the eve of the Yom Kippur War, teams of Egyptian frogmen blocked the underwater openings with concrete before launching their attack
wLDm7 TIL of the almost extinct N/uu language. And today one of the four remaining speakers past away
P10vG TIL that the creme filling of an Oreo makes up 2/3 of it’s calories
8e8Ya TIL that Supermarket apples can be a year old
bvA4 TIL that the first sensory deprivation tank was created in 1954. Since then people have experienced hallucinations, out of body experiences and even parallel universes while in these chambers.