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TIL microwaving a grape will make plasma
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TIL about "Sky Islands" which are are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different desert environments. In the mountains, the mild climate hosts unique plants and animals, which are unable to leave, due to extreme environmental differences, making them virtually function as islands.
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TIL: Hitler’ Fried Chicken was a Restaurant In Thailand with a logo of Adolf Hitler's head replacing Colonel Sanders
BrGwk
TIL "Blowing smoke up someone's ass" refers to the medical practice of a tobacco enema
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TIL a territorial loophole created a de facto lawless piece of land between the Dutch and Belgian border. This area became known for hosting illegal raves, drug deals and prostitution. The loophole was closed in 2018 after a headless corpse was found there.
jNwDN
TIL that a "Hot Shot" was originally a cannon ball that was heated in a furnace and then fired at wooden ships for the purpose of setting fire to them.