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1aNQX TIL that Pluto is so cold that it's covered in frozen Nitrogen ice. About 800,000 years ago, it may have been warm enough to have liquid Nitrogen flowing across its surface in lakes and rivers.
4GnX TIL that a scientific study concluded that “We Are the Champions” by Queen is the catchiest pop song in history
j7Qj TIL: A Billionaire hedge fund founder payed 800 New York teachers an extra $15,000 due to poor teacher salaries
GanE TIL the tallest tree in the world, the largest tree in the world (by volume) and the oldest tree in the world (non-clonal) are all in California.
X00wE TIL Wells Fargo was forced by the feds to rehire a whistleblower employee that reported fraud, and pay him $5.4 million in damages.