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TIL about the AMOC (Atlantic meridional overturning circulation). A current of warm water that flows from the south to the north of the Atlantic. If it gets warmer, it could have catastrophic effects on the Arctic. This week the UK recorded its highest ever temperatures in their part of the sea.

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5rAP TIL If space was full of air, the sun would make an endless bell chime sound at 125 decibels(slightly louder than a train horn) once it reached Earth’s surface.
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VB0v4 TIL there is a tiny strip of land within Yellowstone Park called the “Zone of Death”. A constitutional quirk would allow a murder or other crime to take place, but not have enough resident to form a jury. Theoretically allowing a “get away with murder free zone”.
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