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TIL that water has joined gold, oil and other commodities that are traded on Wall Street as worries about the uncertainty of its availability in the future rises.

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6EZml TIL Researchers in Siberia found a perfectly-preserved 42,000-year-old baby horse buried under the permafrost. It was in such good condition that its blood was still in a liquid state, allowing scientists to extract it.
rNwaM TIL American keyboards are different from UK keyboards, and the '@' sign is above the number 2
Eg85p TIL that Coney Island, in New York City, was most likely named by Dutch settlers after the large number of rabbits they found along its coast.
Rx51 TIL that as production for American Beauty began, DreamWorks approached twenty established directors, including several A-listers, all who turned down the project before they agreed to let Sam Mendes, a theater director, do it. It won Best Picture and Mendes won Best Director at the 2000 Oscars.
EgPwW TIL In 2016, Domino's Japan tried a Reindeer Delivery Program but after only 1 week, they pulled the reins on it after the reindeer continually shook their antlers, refused to stop at delivery spots, and kept dislodging the pizzas from their delivery pouches