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TIL that steel wool actually gains weight when it is burned, due to oxygen molecules combining with iron.

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5YxNn TIL about a group of women who flirted with Nazi’s before luring them into the woods and shooting them.
GApO5 TIL The bald eagle’s role as a national symbol is linked to its 1782 landing on the Great Seal of the US. Charles Thomson chose the best elements of the various designs. Thomson recommended that the small, white eagle used in William Barton’s design be replaced with an American bald eagle.
epWB6 TIL that until 1976, the US Army shared responsibility with the Marines for transporting the President by helicopter. When crewed by their personnel, the aircraft was known as "Army One".
6vmZ TIL Leonard Cohen struggled for years writing the song ‘Hallelujah’, and had to pare down around 80 verses to get his original recorded version. In one writing session he was reduced to sitting in his underwear, bashing his head on the floor.
lRPA TIL- People who are owned by cats are 40% less likely to die of a heart attack.