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TIL that the gemstone jet, where the phrase 'jet black' comes from, is actually a form of coal.

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Xy9P TIL that around one in four doctors experience depression, but are much less likely to receive treatment due to fear they will be punished professionally. The profession also has one of the highest rates of suicide among all professions.
OGloL TIL Victor Hayes role in establishing and chairing the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks from its inception in 1990 to 2000 has led to him being nicknamed as the "Father of Wi-Fi".
LkEEZ TIL that Steven Spielberg felt he wasn't mature enough to make a film about the holocaust and gave rights he secured to other directors. He later changed his mind and traded Cape Fear for Schindler's List with Martin Scorsese.
g1b4 TIL The oldest woman alive in 2006 (125-year-old Fulla Nayak) claimed that Marijuana was her secret to long life.
8a47L TIL Miranda Cosgrove earned $180,000 per episode of iCarly, and in 2012 was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress