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TIL: Rhode Island is not an island. It's a state of the US. But there is a Rhode Island island within Rhode Island state, also called Aquidneck Island.

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VM8R0 TIL that Iceland sits atop the North-Atlantic ridge, splitting the island across both the North American and Eurasian plates.
R7vM8 TIL that imbuing N95 face masks with copper oxide particles significantly reduces the risk of transmission of the novel-type of flu viruses
X0Xjk TIL winds of up 8,700 km/h (5,400 mph) have been measured on the exoplanet HD 189733
Eg9EX TIL Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of education exclusion globally, according to the UN. Nearly 60% of youth aged 15 to 17 are not in school.
WAQd TIL David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam killer, alleges that he was not a lone shooter; rather that he was one of several members of a satanic cult known as “The Process”.