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TIL That it rains diamonds on gaseous planets like Neptune and Uranus. They contain methane that at high pressures and temperatures, turn into diamonds which then fall to the center of the planet.

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Brv0W TIL Keanu took a $2 million pay cut for The Devil’s Advocate, so the studio would be able to afford to hire Al Pacino as the lead.
78npb TIL the life expectancy of people with down syndrome has risen from 25 years old in 1983 to 60 years old today.
OoAje TIL that Finland's Lågskär island lighthouse contained the world's first rotating gas lighting device
VMEA8 TIL that nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, was first used as a recreational party drug by Britain's wealthy class in the 1700s before it was ever utilized for medical reasons
69rY8 TIL A 'Tropical Night' in Europe is one where the nighttime temperature does not fall below 20 °C