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TIL: You can Grow a Black Diamond from a Dogs Ashes

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nWE8b TIL: The Iran Blizzard of February 1972, recorded as the deadliest in history, took over 4,000 lives during a week-long storm burying southern Iran under 7.9 meters of snow. The catastrophe unfolded after four years of drought, leaving a profound impact on the region.
Br0WD TIL John Wilkes Booth wasn't really a lone gunman - he had 8 coconspirators who were convicted. And their plot was to kill not just Lincoln, but also the Vice President and Secretary of State.
w4dW TIL mad scientists attached a rat’s brain to an F-22 simulator and taught it how to fly in 2004
8jxG TIL There is a pharmaceutical treatment for alcoholism that is 75-85% effective. It’s a standard treatment for alcoholism in Finland, but is relatively unknown in North America.
9A0M TIL that in Michigan, you are never more than 6 miles from a natural water source. This is due to Michigan’s nearly 65,000 inland lakes and ponds. You are also never more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes.