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TIL Author Stephen King decided to take his novel "Rage" out of print due to the fact that the book was found in the lockers of 5 school shooters over the span of 9 years.

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LkrN0 TIL the hottest known substance in the universe is actually created on Earth at the Large Hadron Collider. When gold particles are smashed together, for a split second temperatures can reach up to 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit, which is hotter than a supernova.
WkANX TIL that that the British Government was able to safeguard supplies of fish and chips during both World Wars, making it one of the few non-rationed foods
R5pdw TIL -The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by man and it only makes about a 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in it's entire life!
LJYd TIL that during the Great Famine, Ireland continued to export enormous quantities of food to England. This kept food prices far too high for the average Irish peasant to afford and was a major contributing factor in the large death toll from the famine.
4xyR TIL Google once created an AI and when asked what the meaning of living is it replied “to live forever”.