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TIL that scientists have developed a Laser of a very specific wavelength that is able to refrigerate by causing the object hit to release a photon which carries away more energy in the form of light than it absorbs.

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VMXX4 TIL that the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum, was a high-ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan.
KEnR TIL that scams are written so poorly in order to ensure that only the most gullible people fall for it.
p85ZQ TIL the difference between a boat and a ship. When a boat turns, it tilts in the direction it turns, while a ship tilts in the outward direction.
9K9r TIL the word ‘Ortheopy’, meaning 'the correct pronunciation of words’ can itself be pronounced five different ways.
R5868 TIL that Mcdonalds Chicken McNuggets almost never existed. Instead the fast food giant originally tried to feed us ‘onion nuggets’.