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TIL that the Mpemba effect is a phenomenon where hot water can freeze faster than cold water under certain conditions, contradicting our intuition about thermodynamics.

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lkX1 TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000
4XymR TIL about a conspiracy theory about an ad of a dice game that was thought to have been a coded warning of the upcoming attack on Pearl Harbor
p8dL4 TIL the US Army suppressed a movie on the psychological affects of war on veterans called Let There Be Light. It was made just after WW2 and wasn't released until the 1980s, over 30 years later.
9YgxG TIL that Robert Rodriguez's sons are named Racer,Rebel and Rocket
WkLZB TIL Adrian Newey, the chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing, was expelled from Repton School after he maxed out an audio mixer during a concert and shattered the building's 11th century stained glass windows