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TIL while Mariana’s Trench may be the deepest area of any ocean, it isn’t part of the seafloor closest to the center of Earth.

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glk8 TIL That Michael Jackson worked on the music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but quit either because of his child molestation scandal that was going on, or that he was disappointed with the sound of the Sega Genesis. Some samples of his songs still remain in the game, though.
WkKZN TIL that Elephants can hear through both their ears and feet. Through special fat pads called digital cushions, they can hear sounds other elephants vocalize below the range of human hearing from many miles away. This helps warn them of far off danger, incoming floods, and rival elephants.
b9ml4 TIL Nikolai Vavilov a botanist/agronomist that starved to death in prison to defend the importance of biodiversity in agriculture.
OoP0X TIL A field sobriety test doesn't determining whether you're sober or not or even to what degree you are intoxicated. It is simply a means for a cop to obtain evidence that you are intoxicated even if you're not.
Bgy5K TIL evidence shows that quantum tunneling particles may move faster than the speed of light