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TIL the NEW River in West Virginia is the fourth oldest river in the world

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R1k8 TIL bubbles from a bubble bath thermally insulate the surface of the water, keeping the bath warm for a longer period of time.
YpXv7 TIL terminal patients may exhibit a burst of energy and lucidity near death, it is known as Terminal Lucidity.
WO1Y TIL That NASA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in Science Fiction stories
MeyVB TIL a shark at a New Zealand aquarium was discovered to be pregnant when another shark attacked her and 4 baby sharks emerged from the open wound. Staff were surprised and found 4 more babies in her. If she’d given birth at night, then her babies would have been eaten alive by other sharks.
LQWnP TIL the word Snafu started off as a military acronym for the phrase Status Nominal: All Fouled Up. The military acronym started in the 1940s and was meant to highlight situational messes on missions. The term has since graduated to accepted slang.