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TIL the United Kingdom still has temperate rainforests.

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5Zyk TIL southern schools are more segregated now than they were in 1968
XEb9Q TIL that we evolved to like the smell of our own farts because it is important to help us maintain proper hygiene but dislike others smell because it is dangerous for us.
Z8V4v TIL of Chlorine trifluoride, which can set glass on fire and corrode materials otherwise known to be non-corrodible such as iridium, platinum, and gold.
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m1XQP TIL about the Braunschweig meteorite, a 1.3kg meteorite that hit a concrete path in Germany, leaving a 3cm deep/7cm wide crater.