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TIL that virtually all of the ice in the biosphere is known as Ice I. At higher pressures though, there are 19 known different phases of ice.

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NAEN TIL That a species of Squid has been observed to leap from the ocean and use pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
kODkW TIL that Vietnam actually kept the American Embassy in Saigon and gave it back to the USA when they returned in 1995, the USA decided to demolish it themselves in 1998.
mxN8R TIL Every year in the US, doctors' bad handwriting results in 7000 deaths, plus more than 1.5 million injuries.
jNobQ TIL Equifax hired a music major as chief security officer
N7kXJ TIL Sky Burials is a practice that leaves dead bodies out in the open to be eaten by vultures. It was a popular form of decomposing a human body in many cultures. It is still practiced in various main cultures and is not interfered by the law.