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TIL that bases feel slippery because they dissolve the fatty acids and oils in your skin, essentially making soap out of you.

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7rjL7 TIL that Eric Fletcher Waters, Roger Waters' father, was a pacifist who drove an ambulance during the Blitz. He later changed his stance on pacifism and went to fight in WWII. He was killed five months later, during the Battle of Anzio.
mNdy TIL Martian sunsets are blue
growD TIL that the Cuban macaw was traded and hunted by Native Americans, and by Europeans after their arrival in the 15th century. Many individuals were brought to Europe as cagebirds, and 19 museum skins exist today. No modern skeletons are known, but a few subfossil remains have been found on Cuba.
Wkbx8 TIL Cicadas live underground for 17 years before coming out to mate
mxYVY TIL that after the War of 1812, America went through the "Era of Good Feelings". During this period America experienced national unity and had only one political party, the Democratic-Republicans.