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TIL that Human Skin is actually toxic to Earthworms

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9wlRQ Today I learned about Crown Flashes, an extremely rare and little-known atmospheric phenomenon.
mwwO TIL diamonds aren’t rare; their demand is a marketing invention. In 1938 De Beers hired an ad agency who arbitrarily decided that a diamond engagement ring is worth 1 month’s salary. It worked so well they increased it to 2 months’ salary. De Beers carefully restricts supply to keep the prices high.
VKQZ TIL By volume, Lego is the world’s biggest tire manufacturer
GYXjN TIL Because of a poorly developed cerebellum, there’s a family of humans who never learned to walk upright.
b67Y0 TIL only 8 players have been to 5 consecutive World Cups. Half of them are Mexican.