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TIL that aside vitamin D, the human skin also makes serotonin directly when exposed to sunlight

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kOJ57 TIL that "mise-en-place" is a French cullinary term, which means "putting in place". It signifies that you should get all the necessary ingredients and tools ready before you start cooking.
l5kG TIL Around 1000 of the world’s approximately 5,000 languages are spoken solely in New Guinea.
QAg6 TIL Actor Alan Rickman, who portrayed Snape in the Harry Potter films, knew the full story of the character from the very beginning. When he was asked by directors why he delivered lines certain ways he would say that he “knew something they didn’t.”
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ep5XJ TIL about a class of marine mollusks called scaphopods. They're commonly known as "tusk shells" due to their elongated and slightly curved shells. They live in offshore areas and bury themselves in sand or mud.