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TIL there are ATMs in Dubai that dispense gold bars

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XEmQ8 TIL that the secret of True Damascus steel isnt lost, and it's able to be replicated using crucible steel with carbide forming elements like vanadium and molybdenum
b9ma0 TIL that each strand of corn silk is attached to an individual corn kernel
vPLZ7 TIL the largest rampage school killing in US history, 44 killed 58 injured, occurred in 1927. It was caused by over-taxation, hopelessness, and an unhinged personality.
xVDp7 TIL unlike most owls, pueo are active during the day and are commonly seen hovering or soaring over open areas. The species is thought to have colonized the Hawaiian Islands sometime after the arrival of Polynesians. They are very sacred to Hawaiians because they protect individuals from harm.
9wBwB TIL in 2015, a woman's parachute failed to deploy while skydiving, surviving with life-threatening injuries. Days before, she survived a mysterious gas leak at her house. Both were later found to be intentional murder plots by her husband.