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

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Lk4KZ TIL there is a beach with pink sand on Komodo Island (the island where Komodo Dragons come from). The color comes from micro-organisms called foraminifera in local coral reefs
dDKX8 TIL diamonds are formed 90-125 miles below earth’s surface. Thats roughly the equivalent height of 23 mount everests. Then they make their way to the surface through volcanic eruptions or meteor strikes.
BBnb TIL in a Fox News interview for Now You See Me, Morgan Freeman fell asleep while co-star Michael Caine was chatting. Freeman responded, “Regarding my recent interview, I wasn’t actually sleeping. I’m a beta tester for Google Eyelids and I was merely taking the opportunity to update my Facebook page”
OoW9L TIL that the original London Bridge was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch of Lake Havasu, Arizona in 1968 for 2.4 million dollars, where it still stands today.
WngX TIL that several high school friends formed the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America (CEPTIA) in 1968, which eventually led to laws banning pay toilets in several states