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TIL that a bolt of lightning is four times hotter than the surface of the sun

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nLoo TIL there is an entire website dedicated to convincing people that dihydrogen monoxide (water) is a dangerous chemical being covered up by the government.
obEK TIL that the oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same Japanese family for over 1,300 years. 52 different generations of descendants have cared for and operated the inn.
QJQ7M TIL The husband of a 9/11 hero returned her woman of the year award in protest of Caityln Jenner also receiving the award.
oBg97 TIL That the Roman Emperor Nero, in his last moments, paced around saying "What an artist the world is losing" over and over again and was so petrified of dying, that he asked one of his companion to set an example by killing himself first.
a84EZ TIL legendary keyboardist and synthesist Rick Wakeman of Yes fame arranged and played piano in Cat Steven's version of "Morning Has Broken". Wakeman would not be paid or credited until after Stevens returned to music decades later as Yusuf Islam.