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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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nWeaW TIL Blockbuster Video's attempt to enter Japan in the early '90s failed due in part to their business strategy of "Wholesome Home Entertainment" not accounting for the popularity in Japan of extreme horror films, or the fact that adult entertainment accounted for 35% of the Japanese video market
Wk6rX TIL that 8 US presidents have been fluent in greek.
1mjP TIL Stephen King sells the rights to some of his short stories for $1 so that film students can use them to make movies. He calls them his ‘Dollar Babies.’
VAbQ TIL when a male bee climaxes, its testicles explode!
OGjk7 TIL of conservation-induced extinction. In efforts to save critically endangered animals, multiple other species have gone extinct. Common practice in conservation programs of birds and mammals is to remove all parasites, driving certain species of parasite unique to these animals to extinction.