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TIL about Hoshizuna no Hama ('Star Sand Beach') on the Japanese island of Taketomi-jima, where the grains of sand are shaped like tiny stars. They're actually exoskeletons of tiny one-celled organisms called 'Baclogypsina sphaerulata'

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X09GD TIL in 2021 a lobster diver off the coast of Cape Cod was swallowed entirely by a Humpback whale and after 30-40 seconds spat back out, surviving with non-life-threatening injuries.
woVpM TIL the phrase "zig-a-zig ah" from the hit song "Wannabe" by Spice Girls comes from "shit and cigars," a nickname given to a man in their recording studio that disliked the Spice Girls and had a habit of taking dumps while smoking cigars in their shared bathroom.
ANGX4 TIL that in the state of Minnesota Supreme Court justices are forced to retire once they reach 70 years old.
lP8a TIL that Hitler grew to hate soccer because it couldn’t be fixed to ensure German victory over non-Germans.
R7dbl TIL aggression is negatively associated with intelligence. Unintelligent people may experience more frustration, which may lead to aggression. This may also be explained because aggression and intelligence share biological factors.