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TIL that the largest cave in the world, which houses a rain forest in its largest chamber, wasn’t discovered until 1991, and wasn’t explored until 2009.

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OG0Da TIL a jet on autopilot continued flying for over 4 hours after all on board had died due to rapid depressurization. It was carrying 11 time PGA winner Payne Stewart. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien authorized the Royal Canadian Air Force to shoot down the plane if it entered Canadian airspace.
PG1Z TIL of the Anton-Babinski syndrome, a rare type of brain damage, where the person loses complete sense of sight, but is absolutely unaware of their blindness.
MwXa TIL despite several ludicrous rumors saying he had died from a heroin overdose, been hit by a car, and even been replaced with a doppelgänger, Steve from Blue’s Clues left the show simply because he was going bald.
ZpakR TIL the ex-husband of Susan Kuhnhausen had hired a hitman to kill her while she was home alone. She beat him with the hammer the hitman attempted to use, then she strangled him to death and she survived with only bruises and scratches. "He tried to kill me, so I killed him."
bVla TIL that on average, individuals with serious mental illness die 25 years earlier than the general population.