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TIL that researchers have shown mosh-pit behavior closely models the movement of 2-D gases in equilibrium.

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e08l5 TIL that in Pfeiffer Beach, a purple garnet beach in Big Sur, California, its entirely legal to be completely naked despite state law.
pY71Q TIL that eight mussels with sensors glued to their shells are used to evaluate water quality in the city of Poznań, Poland. If the water becomes polluted, they mussles close their shells. If four mussels close simultaneously, the system shuts down automatically.
87NV TIL kangaroos hop because they can’t move their legs independently.
Zp7pD TIL that scholars believe the first act that set Genghis Khan on the path of becoming a conqueror & creating the Mongol Empire was rescuing his wife Börte from a rival tribe that had kidnapped her
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