TIL the Earth once had a natural nuclear reactor in Gabon 1.7 billion years ago
Natural nuclear fission reactor - Wikipedia
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TIL that it is effectively illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Because of the permafrost, bodies do not decompose, so the town’s cemetery stopped accepting new burials in the 1950s to prevent the spread of diseases.
Polarpedia
Dying is illegal in Longyearbyen - Polarpedia
People are banned from dying in Longyearbyen on Svalbard.Β The town’s graveyard stopped accepting new inhabitants in 1950'.Β Why? It was dis...
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TIL that former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, after retiring from figure skating started a career as a diplomat, becoming ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025.
Michelle Kwan - Wikipedia
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TIL that scientists made synthetic lifeforms, or "biological robots", out of frog cells, called "xenobots". They can move, and even replicate themselves to some extent. No robotics in them, only biology! They are designed by computers and only composed of skin cells and heart muscles cells #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxo4tq/til_that_scientists_made_synthetic_lifeforms_or/ image
TIL about Holme's Bonfire, in which an English fleet of 8 ships set fire and destroyed 140 Dutch merchant ships and the town of West-Terschelling during the seoncd Anglo-Dutch War.
Holmes's Bonfire - Wikipedia
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TIL that David Hasselhoff has released 15 albums of music
List of works by David Hasselhoff - Wikipedia
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TIL Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongolian Empire
Amicus Travel Mongolia
Mughal Dynasty
The history of the Mughal Dynasty in India is an indisputable branch of the great history of the Mongol nation. Moghul dynasty ruled
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TIL in 2023 a baby girl named Berlenti Eid said "hello" at just six weeks old and "I love you" at just eight weeks old.
Your privacy choices
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TIL that the actor with the highest-grossing film total of all time is Marvel Comics' former editor-in-chief Stan Lee, who has achieved that total mainly from his cameos in Marvel films and TV shows, rather than full-fledged acting roles.
List of highest-grossing actors - Wikipedia
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TIL the Warner Bros. Pictures fanfare is actually a rendition of As Time Goes By, a song from the film Casablanca performed by Dooley Wilson and later sung by Frank Sinatra. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1qxlxa1/til_the_warner_bros_pictures_fanfare_is_actually/ image