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TIL California’s Salton Sea was accidentally created in 1905 when a canal breach flooded a desert sink 86m below sea level.

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n0Yd TIL Jefferson Davis was never tried for treason in part because the federal government feared he may convince a jury that secession was not illegal.
MGnK TIL Hong Kong has the world’s most efficient subway system with a 99.9% on-time rate and the entire system is manage via an AI
gMynb TIL the chess kid from the "Final Boss" meme didn't freak out and actually played a decent game against a champion player.
l7pYG Today I learned that Canada was going to build Nuclear submarines in the eighties
9OWr TIL a valley settlement in Norway that lives in shadow for nearly half of every year has installed giant mirrors on an adjacent mountain to redirect sunlight into the town’s square, all based on a plan that was thought up 100 years ago.