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TIL Volcanos in Hawaii can produce hair-like strands of glass called "Pele's Hair."

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R0g1 TIL the tiles used on the space shuttle dissipate heat so quickly you can actually pick up the tile seconds after it has been in a furnace at 2200 degrees
oRmeR TIL about The battle of Halys, which was fought in the early 6th century BC on present day Turkey. It was interrupted by a solar eclipse, and the result was a draw which led to both parties negotiating a peace treaty and ending a six-year war.
R86w TIL When a pregnant woman suffers organ damage (ex: a heart attack), the fetus will send stem cells to repair the damaged organ.
j6EYX TIL the term “gaslighting” actually comes from a 1938 play, “Gas Light”, where a husband manipulates his wife to make her think she’s actually losing her sense of reality so he can commit her to a mental institution and steal her inheritance.
8epK4 TIL a 2021 study connected what is often called a "midlife crisis" with the resurfacing of childhood trauma.