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TIL that the highest temperatures ever recorded in Alaska and Hawaii are both 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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lj8A TIL there exists a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely devoid of oxygen containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is finally exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier, it rusts coloring the water blood red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!
rRok4 TIL that even though our nose is ALWAYS in our vision, our brain filters it out because it’s not information you need to function on a day to day basis.
ME9K TIL in the late 19th Century, a woman named Nellie Bly became an investigative journalist, had herself committed to expose poor conditions at mental institutions, traveled the world in under 80 days, married a millionaire, and became an industrialist.
ewxL TIL that Jackie Chan is a staunch supporter of China’s communist party, thinks Taiwanese democracy is “the biggest joke in the world,” and believes Chinese citizens need to be “controlled” through censorship, “otherwise they’ll do whatever they want.”
x606D TIL there is a pile of waste clothes in Chile so large it can be seen from space