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TIL Hawaii's black sand beaches were created instantaneously when hot lava shattered as it reached the sea.

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XE7bX TIL a 3 year old girl from Bristol was awared for bravery after successfully calling and informing emergency services that her pregnant mother had an accident and was unconscious.Remaining calm through the whole affair she gave them the address,checked if she was breathing and where she got hurt
YjZ7 TIL found roaming outside Canberra, Australia, Chris the sheep avoided shearing for years. The fleece was so massive, Chris could barely walk. It took five shearers 42 minutes to remove 89 pounds of wool, which set an (unofficial) world record for most wool.
GYL5Q TIL a walnut-sized parrot brain contains more neurons than a lemon-sized monkey brain, and bird brains in general have much higher cognitive power per pound than mammal brains. Being called bird-brained should be a compliment, not an insult!
QJkmX TIL Human kidneys can only make urine that is less salty than salt water. Therefore, to get rid of all the excess salt taken in by drinking seawater, you have to urinate more water than you drank. Eventually, you die of dehydration even as you become thirstier.
aYKM TIL the Orange County, FL School District, that had previously allowed outside religious groups to hand out Bibles to school kids, completely reversed that policy after the Satanic Temple requested the right to hand out copies of “The Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities” under the same policy