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TIL coffee loses caffeine as it roasted, so a dark, “bold” cup of coffee actually has less caffeine than a lighter roast.

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v1mJB TIL that Lake Erie has its own sea monster myth. Named "Bessie", the monster is similar in description to the Loch Ness monster. The minor league hockey team Cleveland Monsters are named after the myth, even though their mascot is a seagull.
VMmR4 TIL: That the quartz sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie in the Hunan province of China served as the basis for the floating Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar
JYWBm TIL that Danny Boyle relied mostly on the honesty of his volunteer cast to "save the surprise" of the London 2012 opening ceremony
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