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TIL that manhole covers are round so that they don’t fall into the opening

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X0GRP TIL isoprene gas released by the trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia reacts with chemicals in the air to create their characteristic blue haze
N7kOb TIL despite our thinking of the Big Bang as the universe’s “let there be light” moment, light did not exist until 240,000-300,000 years later.
6EOj8 TIL In 1986, Optimus Prime was actually killed off in the Transformers movie, in order to make way for new and more expensive toys. He was eventually resurrected due to Hasbro underestimating the backlash over his death.
W5W8 TIL The Damascus Four Seasons Hotel is still open with full services and describes Syria as an “extremely inviting year-round travel destination”
Z8L8a TIL of the Monster from Partridge Creek, an animal spotted in the Yukon wilderness that is rumored to be a dinosaur.