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TIL that one horse actually generates about 15 horsepower.
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TIL Peru has a specially built prison to house former presidents. The prison has a capacity for 2 at any one time and has housed 4 former presidents. ‘cells’ have modern amenities including a small outdoor terrace and kitchen.
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TIL The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842 is widely considered the first story based on a true crime. The murder of Mary Cecelia Rogers in NYC is the basis of the Paris based story.
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TIL The center of the Earth is hotter than the surface of the sun yet the pressure is so great (3.5 million times surface pressure) that at the inner core, even at that temperature, iron solidifies.
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TIL Bilbo isn't actually Frodo's uncle. He's his first cousin once removed.
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TIL that drivers over 85 have almost twice as many fatalities per mile travelled as teenagers in the US.