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TIL that it is the 25th birthday of the World Wide Web, happy birthday internet

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Qd5e TIL that the clearest body of freshwater known in the world is “The blue lake” or “Rotomairewhenua” in New Zealand
50xr TIL chopping wood increases testosterone production by 46.8 percent, as much as 17 percent higher than soccer and other studied competitive sports.
EyAx TIL Kim Mathers told Eminem to not perform the infamous song “Kim” at a concert she was attending. He proceeded to come out on stage with a blonde blow up doll and choke it to “death”, she went home and slit her wrists.
d8ERj TIL that chess players can burn up to 6,000 calories a day while playing in a tournament. Based on "breathing rates, blood pressure, and muscle contractions, top players' stress responses to chess are similar to what elite athletes experience."
KOVl4 TIL that British childrens' author Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot during World War Two and shot down five Axis aircraft over Greece and North Africa, qualifying him as a fighter ace.