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TIL Lightning storms can make it rain diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter

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51en TIL a formation of larch trees in the shape of a swastika was discovered in Germany in 1992. The formation, only visible in the fall, went unnoticed for 60 years. After that discovery, other forest swastikas were found in Germany and beyond.
Z879R TIL the Soviet Union and the United States were originally in talks to go to the moon together during the Cold War. Nikita Khrushchev was poised to accept the plan but then President Kennedy was assassinated. The Soviets did not trust Vice President Johnson, so Khrushchev rejected the plan.
5VAGB TIL that shortly before or after the armistice of World War I, all 22 monarchs of the German Empire abdicated or stepped down
x6r8w TIL that Beatrice Straight won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and only appeared in the film for 5 minutes.
OGave TIL about the Fire Lily, a South-African flower that only blooms after wildfire.