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TIL meteors burn up when they enter the atmosphere is due to the air in front of it compresses incredibly quickly, causing drastic temperature rise.

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OGZma TIL that the rapper Shyne, famous for going to jail as part of Diddy's posse as well as writing for many famous artists, converted to Orthodox Judaism in prison, moved to Jerusalem to study the torah up to 12 hours a day, and now has become a politician and leader of the opposition party in Belize.
OogyX TIL that in 1931, a man stole an airplane but was acquitted on all charges because airplanes were not considered "vehicles" and there was no law against aircraft theft at the time.
O54L TIL the difference in hardwood and softwood has to do with seeds and has nothing to do with how hard or soft the wood is. Balsa is a hardwood.
VMQyD TIL A meteor travelling over central Italy in AD 312 brought Constatine closer to the Christian faith. Today that meteor can be found at Cratere del Sirente in central Italy. The carbon dating proves to be around the time Constatine saw it and had his vision.
gMoj8 TIL Brian Eno wrote the Windows 95 start up sound on a mac