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TIL even though its clear in small containers, pure water is actually pale blue and its color is more noticeable the larger the container.

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y99a TIL a Russian mathematician solved a 100 year old math problem; he declined the Fields medal, $1 million in awards, and later retired from math because he hated the recognition the math community gives to people who prove things.
8a6LV TIL that some spiders create beautiful patterns in their webs of spirals, disc shapes or vertical lines; although there are several theories it’s not certain why they do it.
vLB7 TIL that “only” 20 people have been boiled alive in Yellowstone National Park.
jWRj TIL Madylyn Murray O'Hair, the Athiest activist who was responsible for prayer being removed from American public schools was, along with a son and granddaughter, murdered, dismembered, and buried on a Texas ranch in the 1990’s after a kidnapping gone wrong.
wLkGY TIL Yellowstone National Park suffered 50+ years of ecological damage due to eradication of the Gray Wolf. After re-introduction, the environment is slowly stabilizing.