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TIL that when opossums are “playing possum” they actually fall into a comatose state from sheer terror

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JZA4 TIL that alchemist Hennig Brand believed that he could distill gold from human urine. After stockpiling 1,500 gallons of the liquid and boiling it, he discovered phosphorus.
1aPXX TIL that since 1953, every King of Saudi Arabia has been a son of the first king, Abdulaziz. His oldest son was born in 1900 and the youngest in 1952. He has roughly 1,000 grandchildren.
pMeG TIL Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours
78xlb TIL: During World War I, a British 2nd lieutenant named Harold Triggs improvised a cello from ammunition box parts to play music in the trenches — and over a century later, famed cellist Steven Isserlis performed on that very “trench cello.”
XEVaD TIL that karats measure the parts per 24 so 24 karat gold is considered 100% gold.