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TIL that the temperature profile of the Earth's atmosphere is stratified, fluctuating based on the particular atmospheric layer, with the highest temperatures observed in the exosphere, up to 2,000°C, due to solar radiation

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eap6 TIL that a circular geological structure 40km in diameter exists in the Sahara Desert, and is of disputed origin
7rnEM TIL Queen Elizabeth II has had a lifelong love for Corgi dogs. She was gifted her 1st Corgi, “Susan,” in 1944 for her 18th b-day. Since ascending to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth had over 30 Corgis, all descendants of her 1st Corgi Susan. The last descendant died 74 years later, in 2018.
oBkbL TIL that while researchers used to think premarital cohabitation led to less early divorces but more longer-term marriages, that may no longer prove true. Researchers now think premarital cohabitation has short‐term benefits and longer term costs for marital stability.
nWBMW TIL the lynching of Emmitt Till inspired The Twilight Zone
VMXGQ TIL Empire Strikes Back, the most critically acclaimed of the Star Wars films, made the least amount at the box office in the entire franchise.