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TIL The world is running out of usable sand

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R7KBl TIL one man became the Roman Emperor by having the highest bid in an auction.
NZAP TIL there was an experiment done on Caucasian 3rd graders in 1968 called the “blue-eyed/brown-eyed” exercise which segregated the children by eye color. The exercise was held the day after Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination with the purpose of teaching students the effects of being a minority.
jNGeQ TIL This Yu-Gi-Oh! card references the idea of "Absolute 0", which is 0 Kelvin. At such a low temperature life cannot exist, which is why the ability of the card is to destroy all monsters your opponent controls when it leaves the field
78eyp TIL Snowflake was the only known albino gorilla to date. He lived in a zoo in Spain until he died, in 2003, as a result of cancer likely related to his albinism.
nkJW TIL, Al Capone was responsible for expiration dates on milk jugs.