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TIL that 60% of the geysers on Earth are in Yellowstone Park.

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LkpaQ TIL that cashew trees are in the same family as poison ivy and poison sumac. They are usually sold shelled and roasted because if not, the shell oil may cause a skin reaction similar to poison ivy.
QJO5E TIL that the first scientific paper on the greenhouse effect was published in 1856 by a female scientist, Eunice Newton Foote
X068r TIL that Susan Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, was the biggest selling album in the world for 2009 and remains the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK
pPXb TIL in some countries like Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, Women get paid Menstrual leave each month, and in some cases get extra pay if they decide to work through their period.
E1gy0 TIL The word shilling comes from schilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere.