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TIL Warm water freezes faster than cold, and that scientists still don’t know why.

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9PxD TIL that the Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger in 1975 over Jagger’s public blaming of them for the Altamant concert incident. The plot failed as the boat they supposedly used to approach his residence was nearly sunk by a storm.
oRrKA TIL about the Tree of 40 Fruit, where multiple 'donor' branches are grafted together so that a single tree produces dozens of fruits such as apricots, cherries and plums
WkVEB TIL Abercrombie & Fitch offered the cast of Jersey Shore "substantial payment" to stop wearing their brand
7rZYZ TIL the Golden State Killer attended a public information meeting about his own attacks. A husband stood up and mocked the notion that the killer would attack if a man was present in the home. The killer followed the couple home to see where they live and returned 6 months later to attack them.
vGRD TIL timezones were created because of “the speed of railroad travel”