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TIL it is possible to have temperatures below absolute zero, but they are actually hotter than any positive temperature

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XERJQ TIL Author Stephen King decided to take his novel "Rage" out of print due to the fact that the book was found in the lockers of 5 school shooters over the span of 9 years.
L9Nd TIL while the U.S. grants automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, such a policy doesn’t exist in Europe. In Europe, being born in a country does not entitle you to automatic citizenship.
69LbQ TIL sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins, up to 40 minutes. In part due to their very slow metabolism.
9YdYp TIL: Tokyo subway stations installed blue LEDs, shown to improve mood, with hope of reducing suicides. It worked. Suicides at stations with blue lights dropped 84%, without corresponding increases stations without the lights. Note: blue light is good for mood, but bad for sleeping.
PYlEe TIL that in 67 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero participated in the Olympics, bribing the organizers to postpone the games for a year. Nero won every contest, even one which he left the race after being thrown off his chariot. He was removed from the list of winners after his death.