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TIL that snow traps atmospheric nitrogen, then releases it into the ground when it melts, acting as a "poor man's fertilizer"

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6wmX TIL “Snozzberry” was coined by Roald Dahl as a slang term for a penis. So in Willy Wonka, the kids are licking wallpaper that tastes like dicks.
E1Oj0 TIL In 2008, game designer Sid Meier cited the Nintendo Seal of Quality as one of the three most important innovations in video game history, as it helped set a standard for game quality that protected consumers from shovelware.
x61m5 TIL Chinese checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 and called 'Chinese' as part of a marketing scheme
9Y9mX TIL in 1928, the founder of Juilliard overheard an audition of someone improvising on a Rachmaninoff classic. Appalled, he went to confront the blasphemer, but found an 8yo Black girl (Hazel Scott), whose hands were too small to hit all the right keys. She was deemed a prodigy & accepted immediately
ne68d TIL in 1969 , a piece of fecal matter escaped containment and was found floating around the cabin of Apollo 10. The whole crew denied it was theirs.