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TIL that some stars are room temperature

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gMDB8 TIL of all the US states and territories, Hawaii has the lowest "highest all-time temperature" at 98°.
oB6J8 TIL eggplants are called that because baby eggplants look like hard boiled eggs
4XY1w TIL that the deepest hole by far is one on the Kola Peninsula in Russia near Murmansk, referred to as the "Kola well." It was drilled for research purposes beginning in 1970. After five years, the Kola well had reached 7km (about 23,000ft).
mxJEy TIL the University of Cambridge (1209) is actually older than the Aztec Empire (1428)
woZo1 TIL the name of the Atlantic Ocean doesn't come from Atlantis, but from the Titan Atlas ("Sea of Atlas"). In fact, Atlantis's name also comes from him as "Atlas's Island".