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TIL There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.

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OB57 TIL the the multi-touch surface was invented in 1982, gestures in 1983, and multi-touch screens in 1984.
XEnYk TIL that in S1 E6 of Rugrats, a group of criminals target millionaire "Ronald Thump" to kidnap his kid for ransom, but instead mistakenly kidnap Tommy.
5NAQ TIL that if you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS… It’s called “margarita dermatitis” because people often get it while making margaritas outside!
X09vR TIL the first use of the word "hashish" is in a pamphlet published in Cairo in 1123 CE, calling Nizari Muslims "hashish-eaters". The cult of Nizari militants which arose after the fall of the Fatimid Caliphate is known as the Order of Assassins—a corruption of hashishin, Arabic for "hashish-smoker."
0ddLv TIL in Icelandic folklore there's a creature, called a "Tilberi". A sorceress makes it by combining a dead man’s rib and wool between her legs, and watering it with sanctified wine from three Sunday communions. When it grows, the Tilberi sucks blood from a special nipple on the inside of her thighs.