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TIL that wonderful smell in the air after it rains is a combination of plant oils, bacterial spores, and ozone.

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aw1Oy TIL that the tiny extra hole in coffee lids allows air to flow into the container so that when you drink, the coffee flows out in an even and gentle stream for a pleasant drinking experience.
LQ1gZ TIL sperm have olfactory guidance. They literally smell their way to the egg.
ROg8 TIL when Yao Ming played his first game in Miami, the Heat promoted the game by passing out 8,000 fortune cookies. Yao wasn’t offended because he had never seen a fortune cookie, and assumed it was an American invention
WAX TIL that a month before Mubarak’s fall 82% of Egyptians supported stoning to death as punishment for adultery, 77% supported hand amputation as punishment for theft, and 84% supported the death penalty for anyone who leaves Islam
P1jDe TIL the caribbean island of Montserrat celebrates St Patrick's Day as a national holiday and festival in honor of a slave rebellion that occured on that date in 1768