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TIL that without oceans, complex earth-like life is unlikely to evolve because oceans ensure stability of surface temperatures between extremes

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6lDm TIL a 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding vehicle after she fell unconscious while driving. As they veered into oncoming traffic, the boy grabbed the wheel and guided the car to a halt in a mud filled ditch. Hailed as a hero, he credited his skills to playing Mario Kart.
6EDYW TIL our universe is formed through "quantum annealing," which we commonly know as a form of quantum computing
O7kX TIL that the ZIP in ZIP Code stands for: Zone Improvement Plan
Rvb9 TIL McDonald’s offers product placement rewards to rap artists who mention the Big Mac in their songs.
NXmZQ TIL a New Jersey man won the lottery for $315 million after his wife made him return a $5 bottle of orange juice because “it was on sale for $2.50 elsewhere.” He used the change to buy two lottery tickets and one of them was the Powerball jackpot.