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TIL That heating water in the microwave can actually cause it to be superheated where the temperature of the water exceeds it's boiling point without actually

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lon0B TIL butter sticks that are sold in the United States come in two distinct shapes (although containing the same amount of butter) depending to a large extent on whether it is being sold East or West of the Rocky Mountains.
L8OQ TIL that you would have to consume 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes to overdose
8ad5K TIL- some trees like the Table Mountain Pine are dependent on fire to reproduce... The cone wont open until it is heated. The newly cleared forest provides sunshine for the seeds and the fire helps mineralize the soil
4YmR TIL Jean-Paul Sartre hallucinated seeing crabs for most of his life after taking mescaline.
76Zx TIL Richie Ashburn hit a foul ball into the stands that struck spectator Alice Roth, breaking her nose. When play resumed Ashburn fouled off another ball that struck her while she was being carried off in a stretcher.