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TIL the coldest known place in the Universe is on Earth. Scientists have created condensates predicted by Einstein, that are cooled 810 trillionths of a degree F above absolute zero.

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0wEeM TIL that Abraham Lincoln donated $10 to Ireland during the Great Famine.
Erjd TIL more than 500 Indian workers were lured into working for shipyards in America with the promise of American citizenship. The company sent them into a labor camp, held their passports, extorted them with lies about various fees, and threatened them with legal and physical harm.
a894o TIL I learned about the HMS Thesis submarine disaster. It had an escape chamber that saved 4 lives but the fifth person panicked when using it, dooming all 98 others aboard.
d8JY9 TIL that in Idaho there is an anonymous "Secret Santa" that has for the last several years given away $500,000 per year in cash and gifts to people that do amazing things in the community around them.
6xLJ TIL that Hugh Grant’s middle name is Mungo. So his name is Hugh Mungo