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TIL it is not coldest just before the dawn - it is coldest about an hour after dawn. The temperature only begins to increase once the incoming solar radiation overcomes the heat radiating away from earth.

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l7Zlr TIL That in Finland they sit around at home in their underwear and get "Pantsdrunk" - it's in the book "1001 Reasons to Stop Drinking" which is packed with enough "TIL's" to add a new one here every day!
9YwDp TIL all the koopalings are named after celebrities, mostly musicians. Except Larry, who just looked like a Larry.
BrNpd TIL the first time Jimi Hendrix jammed with Cream, Eric Clapton was found back stage furiously puffing on a cigarette and said: “You never told me he was THAT fucking good"
k9rE TIL that in 1937, a gas leak in the basement at the local school in New London, Texas caused a massive explosion which killed almost 300 children and teachers, the deadliest school disaster in US history. Adolf Hitler even sent his condolences by telegram.
ZKVB TIL that there was a planned, but unmade episode of Doctor Who in which an alien would attach itself to JK Rowling and project her imagination on the real world. The Doctor would have battled wizards and witches to save the planet.