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DQdNv TIL the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach was a TV and Film location for dozens of projects including Goldfinger, Thunderball, Scarface, The Bodyguard, Tony Rome, and more
mx6dy TIL that, during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the extreme heat caused one man's brain to turn to glass.
xAyw TIL Samhainophobia is the medical term for the irrational fear of Halloween. The root word is expressive of the ancient Celts who held a ceremony called Samhain in order to honor the harvest cycle.
mMDp TIL that the Pillars of Creation were destroyed 6000 years ago, and in images of the Pillars the supernova suspected of destroying them is clearly visible in the background.
gMO99 TIL the distinct smell after it rains is called petrichor and it is caused by bacteria called actinomycetes.