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TIL that there is a rift the size of the Grand Canyon buried under the ice of Antarctica.

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D1XZr TIL of Musical Ear Syndrome, a for of tinnitus that causes one to hear music with no external source. The music can be a single instrument playing a simple melody or a complex arrangement of instruments, including vocals.
Nw4Q TIL a US Circuit Court decided that Nancy Grace “played fast and loose” with her ethical duties in her lawyer days, and that she “demonstrated her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness.”
MeeWK TIL that as a part of his celibacy experiments, Mahatma Gandhi used to sleep nude with his young female companions which included his 17 year old grand-niece Mridula Gandhi
OyZY TIL that nuclear energy is the safest energy source in terms of human deaths - even safer than wind and solar
9YbKm TIL: The "overview effect" is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from outer space. It is the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space.