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TIL that in 2017 the remaining JFK assassination files will be released

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xVVwk The exact moment when lightning strikes water!
p8Vo4 TIL: the deep ocean is heterogenous and made up of discrete water masses, which can be tracked, measured, and dated; some water masses are up to 1,500 years old!
LQ1PZ TIL that Iran offers the most government mandated time off with a total of 53 days
Agjl TIL Everyone’s brain starts out as female. The brain of males begins to become masculinized around eight weeks after conception by the male hormone testosterone.
pYdvN TIL the original aluminum apex of the Washington Monument was the largest piece of aluminum in the world, measuring just 5.6 inches (14 cm) by 8.9 inches (23 cm) because at the time (1884) aluminum was as rare and as valuable as silver