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TIL Lemons float, but limes sink

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KYwOQ TIL there’s a 7-story rock in a desert near Joshua Tree in California that 1) is maybe the largest freestanding boulder in the world, 2) once had a 24ft by 36ft apartment dug underneath it, and 3) hosted 20 years of Flying Saucer Conventions starting in the 1950s
rx80 TIL that in 1980 an oil rig accidentally drilled into salt mine under the lake causing the freshwater lake to drain down the mine. As of the result of this, nearby canal water reversed its direction causing permanent damage to the nearby ecosystem.
WkZa8 TIL of the Bat' d'Af', French military units composed of heavily-tattooed criminals and problematic soldiers. Members called the units "the Hell" due to harsh discipine and living conditions. Despite this, they served with distinction in France's colonial wars, Crimea, and WW1.
Br4Nb TIL about Super Baseball 2020, an early 90's baseball video game where some of the players are robots.
woYp8 TIL: Tom Brady was selected in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos (so he was technically the last active Expos draft pick)