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TIL that most sand on Hawaii’s beaches is organically based, specifically from Parrotfish doody

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98OX TIL that the number of calories consumed by a beef cow in its lifetime is enough energy to launch itself out of a cannon at > escape velocity
9gyX TIL that a piece of Sir Isaac Newton’s apple tree was taken to space on a space shuttle mission to defy gravity
vYPL TIL The ‘toothbrush mustache’ (aka the 'Hitler mustache’) was introduced to Germany in the late 19th century by visiting Americans.
9WEX TIL that boiling beans with the epazoté herb greatly reduces the gas the beans create while digesting
ndYY TIL Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”, warning hotel staff to never open it. After his death in 1943 the box was pried open and found to contain nothing but harmless old electrical components.