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TIL the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is so flat, its highest point is just some spot in the middle of a cow pasture

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0wwlv TIL John Wayne Gacy was a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, was a Chicago precinct captain for the Democrats, supported Carter and had his picture taken with First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
rRWpe Today I learned that there are brown dwarf stars which emit little to no visible light and can be as cold as - 55° to 8° F. They can be between 13 and 80 times the mass of Jupiter and fuse Lithium instead of Hydrogen.
bKQN TIL Elvis Presley wore a cross, a Star of David and the Hebrew word ‘chai’ (life) because he didn’t want to “miss out on heaven due to a technicality”
WkNQL TIL about the only Beach Boy who surfed, Dennis Wilson, died by drowning.
Gdog TIL: a Thermos flask creates a highly efficient thermal insulation by creating a partial vacuum between 2 barriers. Since there’s virtually no air/gas/matter, there’s nothing to carry energy away (bar the canister itself). This is how rocket fuel is stored - in a giant Thermos.