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TIL The record high temperature in Alaska is the same as the record high temperature in Hawaii

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6gE8 TIL there are “cancer villages” in China, where residents are hundreds of times more susceptible to cancer due to pollution.
x6elw TIL that Bulgarian scientist Victor Ninov fraudulently claimed to have discovered two new chemical elements (116 and 118) while working at Berkley. Later investigations found he had also falsified evidence for elements 110,111, and 112, but escaped consequence as real elements were soon found.
6rAm TIL running back Joe Delaney died attempting to save three children from drowning. Despite being unable to swim, Delaney told a bystander there: ‘I’ve got to save those kids. If I don’t come up, get somebody,’ before rushing into the water.
gOVb TIL the catholic church decided baby rabbits aren’t meat
oVvA TIL Mitsubishi is buying and freezing one of the worlds most endangered fish, in the hope to sell the commodity when it becomes exstinct.