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TIL Christopher Columbus may have been jewish

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kJZpd TIL that the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth’s oceans, descends nearly 11 kilometers (about 36,000 feet) into complete darkness. Down there, temperatures are near freezing, and the pressure is over 1,000 times greater than at sea level enough to crush most human-made submarines.
N74XM TIL that to ensure Kendrick Lamar didn't have a "ghostwriter", Eminem kicked everyone out of the studio and made Kendrick write an entire verse on the spot.
e1a6 TIL The longest ever personality study found no correlation between people’s personalities at age 14 and age 77
EK9d TIL that not one Justin Bieber single, song, or promotional single on which he was a lead singer or featured artist has ever reached a peak position of #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
OG5xL TIL that Jared Fogle first came to media attention in April 1999 because of an article published in the Indiana Daily Student written by a former dormmate about Fogle losing 245 lb (111 kg) by exercising and eating a diet of Subway sandwiches.