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TIL there are reservoirs of water vapour in molecular clouds on the verge of star formation

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6EXbJ TIL New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world, with as many as 800 spoken languages
PYlbg TIL If you let potatoes consisting of 99% water dry so that they are 98% water, they lose 50% of their weight (Potato Paradox)
jN1ep TIL To ensure sailors’ safe passage to the afterlife, Romans placed coins under ship masts during construction. This practice is still used in modern shipbuilding to ensure good luck.
Y7Ka7 TIL that in 2014 while in rehab, as well as in 2012, the singer Kesha asked her fans to send her human teeth to make art. In 2012 she told Bang Showbiz "I got, like, over 1000 human teeth," and said "I made it into a bra top, and a headdress, and earrings and necklaces."
Y7GLW TIL that the official residence of the Canadian Prime Minister has been unoccupied since 2015, while crews work to renovate the building and remove rodents, asbestos, and obsolete mechanical/electrical/heating systems.