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TIL Lightning plays an important part in the Earths nitrogen cycle by breaking down nitrogen molecules in the air, so they can be dissolved by rain, and then carried down to Earth. Nitrogen is a very important element and needed for the production, growth, and decomposition of every living thing.

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d89p9 TIL that one of the first synthetic dyes, Perkin's Mauve, was discovered by William Perkin after his professor challenged the then-18-year-old to synthesise the anti-malarial quinine.
E1l4W TIL Not only can you eat dandelions raw(or make a tea etc.), but that they are pretty nutritious and can even stimulate digestion / bile flow.
0bXA TIL The Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals
jNYpM TIL There is no benefit to "No Nut November" according to scientists and it may even be bad for you.
R5V88 TIL the first successful public demonstration of ether anesthesia took place on October 16, 1846, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Morton administered ether to a patient undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from his neck, rendering the patient unconscious and insensitive to pain.