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TIL that the Greenlandic Inuit worked iron both from meteorites and lava flows that formed native iron metal.

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lYxB TIL that in the ‘Clerks’ credits, the boom mike holder was credited as 'Whoever grabbed the pole’.
nWaGY TIL that during the segregation in South Africa, there was a pencil test where on would be classified as non-white/non-European. One would put a pencil into their hair and shake their head, when it fell out, you were deemed white.
GoJ4 TIL after learning of his parents tragic death due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Weird Al went on to perform and gave the reason that “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well”
D1aaJ TIL that Halle Berry earned a extra $500,000 to flash her breasts in Swordfish.
QNvZk TIL that the & symbol is called an ampersand