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TIL that South Korea’s KSTAR Fusion Reactor maintained a temperature of 100 Million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds in February 2024. They plan on 300 seconds by 2026

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R5nMw TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1993 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap 1994, then by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit with Natalie’s 1997 version
0d4kj TIL a clear fishing wire is attached to posts surrounding the entire perimeter of Manhattan. From 1st Street to 126th. This string is part of an Eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.
grKP9 TIL the dark lava cricket of Hawaii lives exclusively on recently cooled lava flows and feeds entirely on windblown debris. It has been seen merely 100 meters from an active volcanic vent, but never within 15 meters of established vegetation.
QgBd TIL that playing Tetris after a traumatic event can reduce the number of flashbacks later experienced
P8VJ TIL that cat forelimbs are attached to the shoulder by free-floating clavicle bones, which allow them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their heads.