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TIL the coldest temperature in the Universe exists on Earth. Magnets of the Large Hadron Collider are cooled to 1.9 Kelvin, colder than deep space.

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OQoR TIL that every single ruler of Germany (AKA East Francia or the Holy Roman Empire), from Charlemagne to Kaiser Wilhelm II, is part of a contiguous family tree. Even if it’s occasionally through marriage, that’s over 1,000 years.
wavP TIL The voice of Bart Simpson is an evangelical Scientologist, and has been known to use her iconic Bart Simpson voice as part of a robocall encouraging people to attend a Scientology event in Los Angeles.
peXe TIL there’s a 13,000 square mile radio silence zone in the US where AM, FM, wifi, and cell signals are banned.
DRlg TIL the designer of the Porsche 911, Butzi Porsche, was kicked out of industrial design school in his first year for apparent lack of talent. When he went to work for his father at Porsche, the company’s design director rejected his ideas, so he had the 911 prototype built by an outside contractor.
BrVxd TIL Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie, was rejected by 30 publishers before Doubleday bought it and paid him a $2,500 advance. The hardcover sold only 13,000 copies, but Signet bought the paperback rights for $400,000, finally allowing King to quit teaching and become a full-time writer.