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TIL about Borderlands 2 character Michael Mamaril. A Borderlands fan that died at 22 before Borderlands 2 came out. When his friends asked Gearbox if they would have Claptrap read a eulogy, they instead made a character in the game based off of Michael himself.

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5VYJB TIL that the art of weaving Dhaka muslin, which was worn by Marie Antoinette and Mughal rulers, has been revived. It was lost in the 18th, but following rediscovery of the cotton flower used to make it, Bangladeshi weavers are working to revive it.
GAVWE TIL That the asteroid impact that wiped out most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago sparked two years of darkness
6KgQ TIL that the mother of a teenager murdered in a 2005 racist axe attack forgave his killers: “Unforgiveness makes you a victim and why should I be a victim?… Hate killed my son, so why should I be a victim too?”
nR1o TIL milk becomes sour and curdled when it warms because a harmless bacteria called lactobacillus is activated which converts lactose to lactic acid. The acid converts a protein called casein to a curd. It’s the reason we can enjoy other milk products like cheese.
b9oJj Recently, while looking at the vibrant lights of Hong Kong through a bus window, I noticed for the eleven-millionth time those little dots and that black band running along the edge of the glass. “What are these?” I wondered. So when I got home, I called up a major automotive glass manufacturer to find out.