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TIL a Kindle loaded with e-books is 10^-18 grams heavier than an empty one

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krBB TIL a drug known as “reverse marijuana” exists, which induces a pharmacological response exactly opposite to that of THC: suppresses appetite, betters short-term memory, etc.
a86yy TIL the constellation Crux was once high enough to be visible to the ancient Greeks. Precession (the wobbling of Earth's axis) has lowered it
gMZPX TIL that Prince took guardianship of a 16-year-old fan before beginning a sexual relationship with her at 19, and marrying her at 22.
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0wm75 TIL that fishers, a member of the weasel family, are one of the few predators that seek out and kill porcupines and have been documented routinely preying on lynxes, being the primary cause of lynx mortality in the wild.