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TIL that the Antarctic research station at the south pole has to heat their cafeteria freezers.

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07Oy TIL British empire, “the empire on which the sun never sets”, was the largest empire in history. By 1922 it held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world’s population at the time. The empire covered more than 13,012,000 sq mi, almost a quarter of the Earth’s total land area.
yVQAe TIL Only Fans creators have been sued for falsely representing to the fans that they are communicating directly with and/or having a personal relationship with the “Models”. In fact, the fans are merely communicating with third party account managers.
MegvV TIL that George Orwell's use of 2+2=5 as a catchphrase of the dystopian government in his book 1984 is based on Joseph Stalin's use of that equation in propaganda. Soviet posters declared "2 + 2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers = 5" long before Orwell wrote his novel.
E1MXX TIL the real mastermind behind the Sook Ching massacre and Bataan Death March got off scot-free by hiding out in and working for China, then returned to Japan and became a member of diet, became a spy for the CIA, and vanished in Vietnam under unknown circumstances never to be seen again
yxxp TIL Citizens of Athens, Tennessee in 1946 lead an armed rebellion against the local government who was accused of using law enforcement to intimidate voters and rig elections.