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TIL Water is at its most dense at 4 degrees Celsius

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9wVEp TIL that "Project Steve", a list of scientists with the first name Steven/Stephen who support evolution, has 1400 signatures since 2003; it was made in response to a 2001 petition "A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism" collecting signatures of 700 scientists critical of evolution
eOLn TIL “pouring one out for your homie” is actually an ancient tradition called “Libation”.
4kAX TIL white chocolate isn’t technically chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.
4klRJ TIL the English name for Saturday is from the Roman deity Saturn rather than any germanic deity (like most of the other days) since Saturn had no direct correspondent deity (in the eyes of Roman scholars) in the Germanic pantheon.
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