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TIL there is a 1200 acre lake that is super heated by a coal burning power plant, even in zero degree temperatures the water never dips below 50 degrees.

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9wD8B TIL Tapwater contains 2 mg/L of chlorine to remove germs and bacteria.
XEWL8 TIL of a 2011 study that analyzed the decisions made by a panel of judges who spent several days reviewing parole applications. It turned out that the likelihood of a prisoner getting parole was mostly determined by how hungry the judges were at different times in the day.
kOoO5 TIL: Thích Quảng Đức, also known as, ‘The Burning Monk’, had his heart displayed in a glass case. His heart was thought to be holy after self immolation and 2 attempts to further cremate his remains were unsuccessful, leaving only his heart in tact.
YyQ7 TIL: A 24 yr old woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail for sending abusive Facebook messages to herself from fake profiles she made for her father and his wife
9w5KX TIL about the bunya pine, a coniferous tree from Queensland Australia. Its pinecones can grow up to 35cm and weigh 10kg. Bunya pinecone seeds are edible, the texture and flavor resembling chestnuts and potatoes.