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TIL gold is created by two neutron stars colliding

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e0Kg4 TIL that the Emperor of Japan is forbidden by law from eating fugu, the poisonous Japanese puffer fish famous for killing people if prepared incorrectly
d8KWQ TIL George Lucas thought Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" would out perform Star Wars so he proposed they trade 2.5% of the profit on each other's films; Spielberg took the trade, and still receives 2.5% of the profits from Star Wars.
jN4VN TIL that "God bless you" originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was one the plague's main symptoms, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I suggested that a tiny prayer in the form of saying, "God bless you" after a sneeze would protect the person from death.
WLvA TIL that there was a ‘golden tree’ in British Columbia, that was illegally cut down. The man who did it disappeared before he made it to trial.
Bgyye TIL there is a Swiss savory pastry with potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and cheese called "cholera"