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TIL of the American Hippo Bill, an attempt to introduce hippos into the bayous of Lousiana

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bYDQ TIL that in 2006, a man escaped from a US federal prison by mailing himself out
5YVAn Hot enough to boil oceans and vaporize rock. The highest terrestrial temperatures occurred more than four billion years ago, when a Mars-size proto-planet smashed into the Earth. (The debris from this collision formed our moon.) Within a millennium, the surface air temperature had dropped from a high of about 3,700°F down to 3,000°. Then the planet went into a period of slower cooling that lasted a few tens of millions of years.
v1RAj TIL Sarah Winchester, widow of the founder the Winchester Company, built a confusing mansion to ward off the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles. At its zenith the house consisted of over 200 rooms, 10,000 windows, 47 fireplaces, 2,000 doors, several trapdoors, and multiple spy holes.
8ag4 TIL: Mount Everest has 3G mobile coverage, so you can browse Reddit when you reach the top.
XElpr TIL when Dr. Dre sold his record collection because he wasn't using it anymore, it contained around 80,000 vinyls.