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TIL water isnt wet. Most scientists define wetness as a liquid’s ability to maintain contact with a solid surface, meaning that water itself is not wet.

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NgeN TIL JP Morgan bailed out the US Government in 1895
Rp46 TIL of Charlotte, a young girl who was experiencing 300 grand mal seizures a week until she was treated with marijuana. That specific strand is now called Charlotte’s Web.
QN4xL TIL that in 2001, the Prince of Nepal, on a drug and booze fueled rampage, killed 9 members of his family including the King and Queen at Kathmandus national palace.
m1W8Y TIL in 2012, the remainder of the Wilhelm Unger Games in Germany were cancelled after a referee was running to measure the distance of a javelin throw while it was still in the air and was struck in the face and throat by it. The referee died after being taken to the hospital.
5KGB TIL The military spends more money on air conditioning than NASA’s entire budget