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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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J1MgV TIL Babies have about 30,000 taste buds, while adults have only about 10,000
9Yjor TIL that so many people around the world still use Kerosene lamps because they don't have electricity that they consume about the same amount of Kerosene as the US uses in jet fuel (which is essentially also Kerosene)
9wABm TIL gut bacteria and the nervous system communicate with neurotransmitters
oKyL TIL employers in South Korea give their workers a “kimchi bonus” in the fall so they can buy all the ingredients to make their annual supply.
LQM70 TIL that police questioned a young man as a murder suspect in the Doodler case, but could not proceed with criminal charges because the three surviving victims did not want to out themselves as homosexuals by testifying against him in court.