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TIL It Rains Diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter

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GPRg TIL a Canadian student attending a lecture on out-of-body experiences approached the professor after saying, “I thought everybody could do that.” She is the first person studied who can induce them at will.
yQxJp TIL during WWII the British planned to build a giant aircraft carrier out of ice (actually a wood pulp/ice mix) to protect the convoys in the Atlantic from German U boats. The project ended owing to rising costs and the development of longer-range aircraft that closed the gap in air coverage.
R9Za TIL American black panthers are actually jaguars with a dominant gene that causes the black pigment (opposite of albino). And that close examination of their coats will show that the typical markings of a jaguar are still present, but are hidden by the excess black pigment.
9dZM TIL that the film ‘Waterloo’ had so many extras in the battle scene that the director was in command of the 7th largest army in the world
Z8W9v TIL 37 million pounds of Jelly Bellies are made each year, enough to circle the earth several times