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TIL that the clearest body of freshwater known in the world is “The blue lake” or “Rotomairewhenua” in New Zealand

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8eLDb TIL about someone who predicted a merger and brought the relevant domain and now wants to sell it and fund his education. He is now being sued.
Dx6D TIL “step on a crack, break your mothers back” was originally the more offensive “step on a crack, turn your mother black”
6wXX TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
04ap TIL UPS trucks almost never take left turns, the result of a route-optimization program that has saved an estimated 10 million gallons of gas since 2004.
QJLae TIL of Dr. Mary Walker, an abolitionist, suffragist, surgeon, and the only female Medal of Honor recipient. She advocated for women to wear what they wanted. She’d often get arrested for wearing men's clothes, though she insisted "I don't wear men's clothes, I wear my own clothes."