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TIL the opposite of jealousy is compersion

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E1G6X TIL legendary sci-fi author Harlan Ellison, as part of a dispute about fulfillment of a contract, once mailed 213 bricks to a publisher and made them pay for it. He also mailed them a dead gopher in fourth-class mail.
a8xkL TIL There is a Mineral called Lonsdaleite which is 58% harder than conventional Diamonds
Br00e TIL that the broadcast of the first episode of 'Yes Minister' was delayed due to fears it would influence the result of the 1979 UK general election.
EgJLw TIL that a cubic kilometer of cumulus cloud weighs around 500,000kg and is still lighter than a cubic kilometer of dry air
X4vQ TIL Forrest Gump’s investment in Apple stock would be worth nearly $7billion today.