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TIL that the earth core has two massive blobs called “large low-velocity provinces” that are likely remnants of a ancient planet that hit earth billions of years ago

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R7mw4 TIL in 1954 the obninsk nuclear power plant near Moscow was connected to the electrical grid, becoming the world's first nuclear power plant to produce electricity industrially.
a01A TIL that the South Park Movie holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Swearing in an Animated Film” 399 profane words, including 144 uses of fuck
4X80R TIL Nero’s Golden Palace was rediscovered during the Renaissance, when a young man tripped, fell down a hole, and found himself in the cavernous, subterranean rooms of Nero’s palace.
vPdjR TIL Chad Allan originally formed both the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, but in both cases he quit the band before they achieved much success
KYAwE TIL igloos can have an interior temperature of 19-61 degrees Fahrenheit amid exterior temperatures of -45 degrees. And if constricted properly they can withstand the weight if someone standing on top of them.