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TIL that radium passivates by forming a nitride film, unlike most metals, which form an oxide film

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JYMp8 TIL Wario is named Wario because it's a portmanteau of the words 'Mario' and the Japanese word 'warui' (æ‚Șい), meaning "bad"- not because a W is an upside-down M to signify that he's Mario's evil counterpart.
Lk7gp TIL that researchers hypothesize that women were primarily responsible for the ceramics in at least one significant era of ancient Greek history
oRkLA TIL In 1993, James Scott purposely damaged a levee and caused a massive flood of the Mississippi River only to stall his wife from coming home so that he could party
j4Rv TIL that when filming the movie Titanic they only built the port side of the ship. Scenes showing the starboard side were flipped in post production. As a result of this everything on the starboard side of the ship, from lettering to the buttons on costumes, had to be backwards during filming.
kgn1 TIL weevil eggs are in most grains that we buy, such as flour, cereal, or rice. So when you see weevils inside sealed bags, they didn’t “get in”. They were already there.