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▲ 0 r/todayilearned

TIL about brinicles, which are underwater icicles formed when salt water leaks off sea ice into fresh water. Saltwater has a lower freezing point than freshwater, so the cold salt water leaks down to the freshwater seafloor and freezes any water around it, often freezing creatures with it, too.

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u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 4 hours ago
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TIL that during nuclear testing in 1957, an explosion was detonated 500ft underground and released a force 50,000 times greater than expected. This caused a 900 kg (2000lb) manhole cover to pop off and be launched into the atmosphere and likely vaporized, where it was never found.

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u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 1 day ago
▲ 5 r/TheWeeknd

What are some of his darkest tracks?

Doing badly mentally and Abel’s dark shit actually makes me feel something

Songs of his of this vibe that I like are The Birds (both parts, but I like 1 a bit more), After Hours, Hurt You (the entirety of My Dear Melancholy honestly) The Hills, Ordinary Life, Often, and Lost in the Fire. I’m sure most of Trilogy could also probably fit this vibe, too.

Any other songs like this would be great🙏.

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u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 3 days ago
▲ 859 r/awwwtf+1 crossposts

TIL that after a Dutch man’s cat died, he preserved the hide, taxidermied it, and turned it into a drone. He now runs a company building these drones for people who have deceased pets.

bbc.com
u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 6 days ago
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TIL that after 2 friends made a promise in 1992 to split the Powerball lottery jackpot if either of them ever won it, one of them actually won the $22 million prize in 2020, keeping his promise and splitting the winnings evenly between them

nbcnews.com
u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 7 days ago
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TIL that in 2012, a teen forgot private a Facebook invite to her 16th birthday. This resulted in an over 3,000 person riot despite the event being canceled, during which attendees looted shops and even set cars on fire. At least 30 were arrested, and rioters even threw bottles and stones at police.

cnn.com
u/Maleficent-Agent-477 — 14 days ago