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TIL on the planet Venus, it snows metal including Lead and Bismuth

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wL6LW TIL of 'Sea-lioning' - a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity
loMbK TIL sea urchins are called "sea urchins" because hedgehogs were called called "urchins" until about the 15th century. Therefore, sea urchins are ocean hedgehogs.
x6765 TIL animal trials were once a thing through Europe
696wl TIL a 12-year-old boy, at an art exhibit in Taipei, accidentally tore a fist-sized hole into a 17th century painting, worth $1.5 million, when he stumbled and put his hand out to balance himself. However, the artwork was insured, so the boy's family were not asked to pay for the restoration costs.
69lKm TIL that many consider the Medieval period in Europe to have lasted from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fall of the Roman Empire