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TIL that Diamonds evaporate when they reach 763 degrees Celsius. They just vanish, without leaving ash or anything.

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9V9Q TIL actor/martial artist Joe Son, who played “Random Task” in Austin Powers, was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for the gang rape/torture of a woman in 1990 due to being arrested in 2008 for vandalism and submitting a DNA sample.
4X11R TIL Angel investor Jason Calacanis turned a $25k initial investment in Uber into $100M
erKb TIL a Japanese high schooler struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx back-to-back. Rejecting an offer from manager Connie Mack, he went on to pitch three no-hitters in the Japanese league before being killed in WW2.
8GAX TIL that people have been calling each other ‘douche bags’ since the 60’s
5YvwB TIL During The Great Depression, crop prices dropped so much some farm families burnt corn instead of coal in their stoves because corn was cheaper. Sometimes the countryside smelled like popcorn from all the corn burning in the kitchen stoves.