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TIL There is evidence of seas of liquid diamond on Neptune.

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j6M7E TIL People who have Asian flush reaction after drinking alcohol have a much higher risk of developing esophageal cancer compared to those without the reaction.
vPDm8 TIL a small region and hundred-thousands of people in the European Union were subject to ancient Ottoman laws and penal code till 2018
a8orb TIL the University of Nevada - Las Vegas college of engineering is named for Howard Hughes
167DW TIL Gregor Mendel's research into inheritance was largely ignored or misunderstood until Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns independently duplicated his works in 1900. Mendel's paper on plant hybridization had only been cited 3 times in the previous 35 years.
w0jo TIL Nobody was burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials. Most people convicted of witchcraft were hanged and one man was crushed with stones.