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TIL When helium is cooled to almost absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible, it becomes a liquid with surprising properties. It can flow against gravity and will start running up and over the lip of a glass container.

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d89W8 TIL that according to legend that many used to believe was fact, the founder and first King of Britain was Brutus of Troy, a descendant of a hero from the Trojan War, and he also founded Troia Nova or New Troy in what is today London. He was also supposedly the ancestor of King Arthur.
m1pbp TIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plants
9VJX TIL in Feb. 24, 1942, the US Military ordered a total black out of Los Angeles and fired 1,400 anti-air artillery and thousands of .50 caliber shots at a hovering object for 1 hour
lo8LV TIL potatoes should never be refrigerated. Not only does it ruin the flavor, it produces high levels of a carcinogen called acrylamide
BrYaD TIL John Cena's brother dared him to perform a gesture on TV. He accepted. This gesture later became the popular 'You Can't See Me Gesture' of John Cena.