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TIL that the dust from Sahara Desert provides valuable phosphorous to the Amazon rainforest, allowing the latter to thrive.

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XLWP TIL that in the UK alcohol is a leading cause of death in men between the ages of 16 and 50.
J9L8 TIL when the creators of the TV show Sledge Hammer! learned it would be cancelled, they had the main character fail to disarm a nuclear warhead, destroying San Francisco. The episode got such good ratings that ABC renewed it, so the second season had to be a prequel since the entire cast was dead.
OwR1 TIL that even after extinction, the Dodo is still the national animal of Mauritius.
wLRp6 TIL Omaha Beach sand is up to 4% microscopic iron fragments from D-Day
78WmL TIL that Icehotel Jukkasjärvi, the world's first ice hotel, first opened in 1990 in Sweden. The entire hotel is made out of snow and ice blocks from the Torne River. The ice is used for Icebar designs and even the glasses. Interestingly, everything melts away and returns to the Torne River.