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TIL when sea water freezes into sea ice, it releases its salt, resulting in Icy Fingers of Death

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YjM7 TIL President Franklin D. Roosevelt thought every American should own an acre of land so that they could be self-sustaining in case of catastrophe.
P1N1Z TIL While Charles Darwin and the Captain of the HMS Beagle Robert FitzRoy mostly got along well together, they still had quarrels sometimes "bordering on insanity", as Darwin later recalled. The captain had such a violent temper, his outbursts gained him the nickname "Hot Coffee".
oBRpK TIL: Paul Ree, friend of Nietzsche, died by falling into a gorge, which some believe may have been suicide
R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).
xxZb TIL that Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols auditioned for the band by singing along to an Alex Cooper record. Guitarist Steve Jones later said that “Rotten looked the part with his green hair, but he couldn’t sing. Then again, we couldn’t play, so it was okay.”