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TIL that if two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together. This reaction is called cold welding.

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VMdg8 TIL that generally speaking, a Dane speaking Danish can understand and be understood by Norwegians speaking Norwegian, and Swedes speaking Swedish. This is because the languages of Scandinavia are considered "mutually intelligible".
765Z TIL that in 1970 Coco Chanel was worth was $19 billion (equivalent to $118 billion in 2015) - Bill Gates is currently worth $78.3 billion
WNBo TIL Bernie Madoff’s attorneys collected $700 million in fees - millions that could have gone to his victims.
XE1ZQ TIL Unicorns existed at one point. Called a Siberian Unicorn, they may have lived among early humans. They are estimated to have gone extinct around 29,000 years ago.
w1p6 TIL film Critic Roger Ebert was quoted saying, “I would rather attend a dusk-to-dawn Chris Farley film festival than sit through any 5 minutes of (Pauly Shore in) Jury Duty.”