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TIL that boiling water extuingishes fire better than cold water. Explanaition in Comments

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kJGZm TIL that South Korean artist Chun Kyung-ja spent over 30 years claiming her painting Beautiful Woman was a forgery, despite repeated government and forensic investigations declaring it authentic, sparking debates about artistic rights and gender bias in the art world.
8PbG TIL that an Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel
vOZr TIL US wall sockets don’t come with a switch as standard, and you have to unplug to reduce “standby” wastage.
nGeB TIL the liver is the only human internal organ able to regenerate itself; as little as 25% can regenerate back into a whole liver
vpD TIL that religious authorities in the United Arab Emirates issued a fatwā against Pokémon because it encouraged gambling, and was based on the theory of evolution, “a Jewish-Darwinist theory, that conflicts with the truth about humans and with Islamic principles”.