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TIL Steve-O and Mike Tyson Did Coke in a Bathroom and Thought They Solved Racism

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M7QMb TIL the oldest known Earth rock was not discovered on Earth, but was a meteorite found on the moon
kO44d TIL the setting knob on toasters isn't a timer. It determines "doneness" by a thermal sensor that responds to how much heat is passing through the toast
e00Qg TIL that the Catholic Church never taught against evolution or the big bang. In fact, the first to propose the theory of the expansion of the universe (Georges Lemaître) and founder of the science of genetics (Gregor Mendel) which explains the mechanism behind evolution were both Catholic priests.
jNMxN TIL: China creates so much synthetic diamonds that are identical to real diamonds that prices of diamonds are being driven down and De Beers has created a university to study how to identify "natural" and "man made" diamonds because no experts can tell the difference.
9YLwB TIL People are still falling for Nigerian Prince scams, and Americans are losing over $700,000 every year to these scams.