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TIL snow is actually considered a mineral, along with naturally occurring ice. Water, however, is not a mineral.

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NXB4e TIL that the popular Snickers bar was named after a beloved horse owned by the candy company's owners, Frank and Ethel Mars
v858 TIL Movie posters are printed on both sides to increase saturation of the colors when back-lit in a movie poster case [example in the comments]
wLeXo TIL that Sodium Citrate is the secret ingredient to make any cheese into smooth, creamy nacho cheese sauce. Coincidentally, Sodium Citrate's chemical formula is Na3C6H5O7 (NaCHO).
nxbr TIL only about %4 of the money raised by the National Breast Cancer Research Center goes to research.
9npD TIL the French word for ‘walkie-talkie’ is 'talkie-walkie’.