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TIL not only does it snow in the Sahara desert, but snowfall in Sahara Desert is getting more frequent!

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dXpE TIL that Gilbert Lewis, the man responsible for lewis dot structures was nominated for the Nobel Prize 35 times, the most nominations in history, and he didn’t win a single time.
4Q8J TIL Mickey Mouse will be public domain on January 1, 2024
n8lW TIL that Buzz Aldrin’s first words on the moon were “Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation.”
yD1X TIL “Recovery from anesthesia is not simply the result of the anesthetic ‘wearing off,’ but also of the brain finding its way back through a maze of possible activity states to those that allow conscious experience,” one researcher said. “Put simply, the brain reboots itself.”
6EAaZ TIL that sea silk is an extremely fine, rare, and valuable fabric made from the long silky filaments which are secreted by a gland in the foot of a clam (Pinna nobilis) to anchor itself to the ocean floor. The material has been used since ancient times by Greek, Roman and Chinese cultures.