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TIL in Die Hard Bruce Willis wears 34 different undershirts each with different levels of grime

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X06YP TIL of the Darvaza gas crater, AKA the Gates of Hell, a crater in Turkmenistan that has been on fire since the ‘80s. Engineers wanted to prevent the emission of poisonous gases by igniting them, but reportedly underestimated how much there was.
jA8X TIL that 2% of people who jump off the Golden Gate Bridge survive the fall. One man even jumped off for “fun”.
wLJNW TIL that in 1700s Transylvania the element Tellerium was discovered. This element is poisonus and, upon consumption, makes the breath of its consumer wreak of garlic.
wodDW TIL the country with the largest volume of rabbit meat consumption was China (925,000 tons), comprising approximately 62% of the total consumption and a sixfold increase over second ranked South Korea.
mxQZy TIL when 150 doctors, dietitians, and personal trainers were surveyed about how weight loss works only three responded correctly (98% could not fully explain fat metabolism). The correct answer is that fat is converted into carbon dioxide and water - and you exhale most of that fat and pee the rest.