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TIL that in 2009 eleven children were born in Antarctica

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QJe7E TIL the difference between detonation and deflagration. Detonation is a supersonic chemical reaction in the explosive. Deflagration is a subsonic chemical reaction diffused by heat.
KOp9w TIL that lobsters were once only fed to poor people and prisoners
pBAN TIL in February of 1863, there was a snowball battle amongst rival divisions of Confederate troops in which approximately 10,000 Confederate soldiers participated. It was later described by a participant as “one of the most memorable combats of the war.”
GAJVJ TIL Potatoes are not indigenous to Ireland. They were cultivated by the Incas circa 8000 BC and first brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century.
kJbDg TIL that humans have "volitional control" over their memory: we can use directed forgetting to actively suppress unwanted information and directed remembering to prioritize important details,