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TIL humans cannot actually feel wetness; we only perceive it through temperature and pressure.

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16M8D TIL: Fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old-time/Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal fashion, a second person uses a pair of sticks, or knitting needles etc. to tap out a rhythm on the strings.
mxXMx TIL that 1.) cannabinoids such as THC and CBD protect hemp and marijuana plants from UV rays much like sunscreen protects human skin from UV rays and 2.) the sails that carried European colonizers across the world are made from the hemp fiber.
9YgX TIL that the University of Iowa’s locker room for visiting football teams is completely painted pink
yVx8 TIL That the all of the water in Great Basin, which covers a large portion of the western US, never flows out.
Q16k TIL the official name of Mexico is the United Mexican States.