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TIL all Olympic curling stones are made of a rare type of granite that is only found on a tiny island in Scotland.

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1P04 TIL of Watermelon mosaic virus, a virus that “draws” circles on watermelons.
ogJK TIL when the family of a Russian man named Vitaly Kaloyev died in a 2002 plane crash over Germany, he tracked down the air traffic controller he felt was responsible and murdered him. For this, he spent 3 years in prison, then returned home and was appointed as a deputy to a government ministry.
y7Gw TIL: 99,95% of Norwegians voted for the Norwegian union dissolution referendum, 1905
1a6wr Electronic toys for infants that produce lights, words and songs were associated with decreased quantity and quality of language compared to playing with books or traditional toys such as a wooden puzzle, a shape-sorter and a set of rubber blocks, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
Omg1 TIL that about 1% of the population is born with a tiny hole above their ear, a sinus thought to be an voluntionary remnant from fish gills.