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TIL about the biogenic carbon cycle. A natural cycle of carbon and methane being converted between plants, ruminants, soil, and the atmosphere.

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GYvr1 TIL that while writing the popular 1990s song Friday I'm in Love, The Cure frontman Robert Smith became convinced that he stole the tune from somewhere, and was so paranoid that he called every person he knew and played the song for them, asking if they recognized it. It was, indeed, unique.
XE8Bj TIL that Michael Jackson wanted to play the role of Jar Jar Binks in 'Star Wars’ before finding out he would be a CGI character.
rB9W TIL that since 1912, many impractical ideas have been suggested to recover the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, including filling the wreck with ping-pong balls, injecting her with 180,000 tons of Vaseline, or using liquid nitrogen to turn her into a giant iceberg that would float back to the surface.
DYbj TIL that US Veterans can now choose the Hammer of Thor (Mjölnir) for their headstone emblem.
BW5e TIL the Germans used Kriegspiel, a chess variant where players cannot see their opponent’s pieces, to train its military officers in the 19th century.