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TIL Amethyst gains the purple tint partially due to ionizing radiation

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rNLnM TIL that Christine Jorgensen, a former WWII GI, became the first American widely known to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the early 1950s, later becoming a public figure and advocate.
69NGX TIL that in 2000 Nintendo, after receiving numerous complaints about children getting hand injuries by playing Mario Party, settled the case and agreed to provide up to four protective gloves to each household of consumers who own the game (up to $80mil), and also cover the cost of investigation
4k8vR TIL about Prince Rupert's Drops, glass formed like a tadpole in which the bulb portion is Essentially Unbreakable, until the tip of the tail is snapped, in which case the form explodes.
1aVbr TIL in 2016, 104-year-old Jack Reynolds became the oldest person to get a tattoo, and a year later at 105-years-old, he became the oldest person to ride a rollercoaster.
DQVEJ TIL the original definition of "the exception that proves the rule." Although often misused today, the phrase should apply to things like "Casual Friday," an exception that proves the existence of a dress code on other days