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TIL Researchers at Cornell analyzing Youtube videos of heavy metal concerts found that mosh pits model the behavior of gas particles in equilibrium.

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4Xowo Today I learned that there is an Icelandic show called Keeping up with Kattarshians, which is about 4 kittens living in a miniature house.
neAgB TIL that the reason why there are virtually only two words for "tea" around the world ("tea" and "cha") is related to how tee is transported to the corners of the world: areas where tea is traded on land calls it "cha", where it is shipped by sea calls it "tea".
4XQgo TIL the African continent is peeling apart and a new ocean will form over the course of time.
R7xWl TIL The Snake Pass Inn in Northern England was originally called the Snake Inn, but is now named after the pass itself, which in turn was named after the inn.
Or4g TIL The show Sesame Street will be adding a new muppet called Julia who has autism. This is the first new character on Sesame Street in over a decade and the first muppet with a mental disorder.