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TIL there are 20+ kinds of ice

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j6dON TIL in the past four years, 91% of all dives to the bottom of the Mariana Trench have occurred. Prior to this, only the original explorers in 1960 and James Cameron in 2012 had visited.
QNjkX TIL that people who were materialistic but aren't anymore, don't report higher life satisfaction
N7wZM TIL of John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.
15EW TIL that Jon Burge, a Chicago police officer, tortured over 200 primarily black suspects and forced many of them to falsely confess.
YgBP TIL Vin Diesel has played Dungeons and Dragons for 20+ years and had a fake tattoo of his characters name during the filming of xXx