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7RkP TIL that while filming “The African Queen” in the Congo, everyone on the crew became very ill with dysentery from drinking the water; everyone except Humphrey Bogart, who only drank whiskey
djPd TIL that Lubbock, Texas has been ranked as the most boring city in the United States (100,000 inhabitants or more), partially due to its poor art, food and music scenes
RjJw TIL that vibrant star twinkling in the night sky is an indication that there is significant instability or turbulence in the atmosphere… which is a good sign that a front or stormy weather might be on its way.
J1Pkv TIL the USS New York was partially constructed from steel salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Centers
1akMX TIL in 1856 a group of prussian railroad workers stole all the silver coins from a barrel and replaced them with sand. A scientist analized samples of sand from every station on that line which led to their capture.