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TIL completely pure water freezes not at 0C but at -48C (water which freezes at 0C is contaminated with bacteria and other particles)

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xVWkg TIL an eco-friendly foundation, The Ray, maintains an 18 mile stretch of I-85 in Georgia, which offers offer solar vehicle charging, automatic tire safety inspection, a solar paved highway, smart planting along the interstate, and improved road striping for driver assist systems.
4XMr5 TIL there's a fear of long words and it's name is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
vP5Oj TIL on October 18, 1963 French scientists launched a rocket into space, containing a cat named Felicette. She orbited close to 100 miles above earth, then descended safely to the ground via a special parachute. Felicetti has the high honor of being the only cat launched into space thus far.
epy1D TIL The Roman emperor Jovian never stepped foot in the capital city of Constantinople during his 7-month reign.
XvKk TIL that to prepare IBM’s Watson for Jeopardy, researchers inputted the entirety of Urban Dictionary. Unfortunately, this had the side effect of Watson adopting profanity. In one test, it even used the word “bullshit” to respond to a researcher’s query.