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TIL that pleasant earthy smell after rain is called Petrichor and occurs due to the soil absorbing and then releasing oils from certain plants.

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XEJQQ TIL That when the famous pirate Henry Morgan died, an amnesty was declared so pirates and privateers could come and pay their respects without fear of arrest. He was also given a state funeral in Port Royal, and buried with a 22-gun salute.
gGE9 TIL that Australian Funnel-Web spider fangs can penetrate fingernails and shoes
pwa8 TIL Toy Story 2 got deleted twice. Once on accident with /bin/rm -r -f *
GA4AG TIL that not all years divisible by 4 are leap years. Century years like 1900 and 2100 aren’t leap years unless they’re divisible by 400 — which is why 2000 was a leap year, but 2100 won’t be.
J1REB TIL the U.S. claims 4 disputed territories (against Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, and Marshall Islands), claims 5 inhabited territories, and 7 uninhabited territories. Residents are either non-citizen U.S. nationals or U.S. citizens with lesser rights.