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TIL earthquake activity accounts for the majority of noise at the ocean's deepest point

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5Vgwp TIL Werner Klemperer who played German Colonel Klink on the TV show Hogan’s Heroes had Jewish ancestry and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He said he would only take the role if the Nazi always looked like a fool.
E1lPw TIL “Military Grade” is just a marketing ploy. In the actual military, “military grade” means “meeting the bare-minimum requirements of durability, while also costing the least.”
pY7OQ TIL that the Sun’s atmosphere is hotter than the surface.
9YkjG TIL The production manager to 'Goonies' and 'Deliverance' retired from show business to pursue a dream to hand out bibles in exotic countries and help people in need. He sold his house to custom make a boat to hold a load of bibles. In 2011 he and his wife were shot and killed by Somali pirates.
VwBp TIL kangaroos barely emit any methane. Scientists want to harvest the bacteria from their colons so they can transfer this “skill” to cows, thereby reducing greenhouse gases.