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TIL A reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans has been discovered deep beneath the Earth’s surface.

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P1W8G TIL the placebo effect varies with tablet colour. Red, yellow, and orange pills are associated with a stimulant effect. Blue and green are related to a tranquilizing effect. Hypnotic, sedative, and anxiolytic drugs were more likely than antidepressants to be green, blue, or purple.
aXPA TIL the Catholic Church is the third largest landholder globally
9wOKr TIL that Harrison Okene (a cook) survived 3 days at the bottom of the ocean in a sunken ship by finding an air pocket
v18nB TIL about Data Rot, a phenomena where stored data can gradually corrupted as the time goes on. This is why newly installed OS' are faster, and why they seem to slow down over time.
GYdy7 TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.