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TIL that the “sailing stones” in Death Valley move in very short 15 minute bursts due to a very specific combination of rain, freezing temperatures and wind.

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mx9Do TIL that the US stores apples in a process called Controlled Atmosphere. These are storage rooms that control the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels to put apples in hibernation which “puts them in suspended animation”. This is why we can have apples that taste good year round.
rNK0w TIL Willem Dafoe has a penis so big, that in one of his movies he needed a “penis double” in order not to confuse people
VBo4 TIL that the most successful pirate captain was a Chinese prostitute controlling 1,500 vessels and having 80,000 sailors working for her.
OG9dg TIL that olives can cause cats to become playful and excited because they contain a compound called nepetalactone, which can also be found in catnip.
7rj1O TIL the lone Supreme Court justice to dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson grew up in a household with a light-skinned, blue-eyed slave who was treated much like a family member. The slave, Robert Harlan, was believed to be John Harlan’s older half-brother. Even John’s father believed Robert was his son.