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TIL Cold weather retains less water than warm weather. That's how dew appears.

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menE TIL There is a mental psychosis known as Jerusalem syndrome which is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem.
5mVB TIL The weight of insects eaten by spiders every year is greater than the total weight of the entire human population
a8BLZ TIL that the first black air force pilot in history was an African-Turkish named Ahmet Ali. He served in World War I and Turkish War of Independence, retired from Turkish Air Force as a colonel in 1949 and died in 1969. His grandchildren are still living in Turkey and also active in aviation.
6ElVZ TIL that the humans cannot actually multitask. We really just rapidly switch our focus between multiple tasks.
VwgG TIL Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more through most of the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom appear more unattractive