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TIL: Some solid chemicals can absorb so much air moisture that they dissolve in it. This is called deliquescence.

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9YXgm TIL the Cajun Navy is a group of private boat-owning volunteers who help with rescues during hurricanes and flooding in Louisiana and nearby areas.
KYY4J TIL Thomas Jefferson's grandson was a Confederate general during the Civil War
M7PQB TIL a bank clerk dozed off with his finger on the keyboard and accidentally transferred 222,222,222.22 euros instead of 64.20 euros. His supervisor did not notice the error, approved the transaction, and was fired. The next year, a German labour court ruled the supervisor was unfairly dismissed.
e0Wkb TIL there was a short lived spin off of "The Golden Girls" called "The Golden Palace", where they all ran a hotel minus Bea Arthur. It oddly ran on CBS instead of NBC, and was cancelled after one season. Also co-starred a young Don Cheadle and Cheech Martin as a hotel chef.
j6OVX TIL the small protusion from our ears, near the canal, is called the Tragus and that it helps us collect and process sounds coming from behind us.