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TIL that thermal expansion of ocean water accounts for 1/3 of sea level rise

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PY4gE TIL no Canadian owns the physical land they purchase, only an interest in the estate according to law (The Canada Act of 1982). The Canadian monarch owns 100% of Canada's land.
vPEZj TIL that the now defunct, Aztec-themed Fry's Electronics in Phoenix, AZ (seen in Mr. Robot S2E12) was just one store among 27 other uniquely themed stores across the USA.
699Wm TIL in 2019, adult film industry star Kimberlee Anne asked her boyfriend to point a loaded gun towards her for “sexual gratification and arousal” while they were having sex. When he held it to her chest he accidentally pulled the trigger and the gun went off. She died later in hospital.
VMv6D TIL that Marie Curie at first was not included in the nomination for noble prize. It was after his husband's request that her name was added to the nomination.
mxJJR TIL Bayer used slave labor and tested drugs on prisoners in Auschwitz