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TIL that the alchemist dream of transmuting lead into gold has actually been achieved

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oYjA TIL that Alan Greenspan once tried to have his dissertation banned from New York University. When a copy was obtained by Barron’s, it was found to be “a discussion of soaring housing prices and their effect on consumer spending; it even anticipates a bursting housing bubble.”
QJQOE TIL that the town from the movie "Erin Brockovich" is still struggling from the same conditions that led to the original lawsuit.
XE5Yj TIL The authors of a 2009 study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine speculated that "if a man or woman has not had intercourse by age 25, there is a reasonable chance [he or she] will remain a virgin at least until age 45."
MgA TIL Evelina Children’s Hospital in London contractually requires its window washers to dress up as super heroes (pics in comments)
EgYbp TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids.