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TIL Mars sometimes hums. Scientists aren't sure why.

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9kNB TIL the Horse Head used in the Godfather was real.
0OEM TIL Blond(e) is one of the few words left in English that is gendered. Blond is used to describe males, while Blonde is used to describe females.
MeDeK TIL: In 1911, Canadian prospector William Henry Wright and his brother-in-law were hunting rabbits when they stumbled upon a quartz outcrop that eventually yielded 13.5 million ounces of gold.
l7LNB TIL Poland's cities of Warsaw and Poznan utilize teams of live mollusks to detect impurities in drinking water at 50 discrete water treatment plants. When 4 or more mussels are detected to have closed (using magnetic sensors) the water supply shuts off.
DN9j TIL After the ‘Soup Nazi’ episode aired, Seinfeld visited the man it was based off, Ali Yeganeh, who got angry. Seinfeld responded with “the most insincere, sarcastic apology ever given.” Then, Yeganeh bellowed “No Soup for You!” and ejected them from his restaurant.