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TIL steam can set off smoke alarms

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RpkQ TIL that Mars soil can create fluorocarbons, a greenhouse gas. This can be used to heat the cold planet up, one of the first steps of terraforming.
GAYp5 TIL the “Father of Soft Play” and inventor of the ball pit, Eric McMilan, was inspired to create safe play areas because he grew up in post-WW2 England, playing in rubble.
5eYD TIL Large Blue caterpillars secretes sweet fluids to attract red ants. The ants then take the caterpillar back to their nest so it can hibernate. The newly emerged butterfly is escorted by the ants to the surface and will protect it from any predators that attempt to attack the butterfly.
kJg9W TIL About ,Meher Baba observed total silence for over 44 years (1925–1969), believing true communication went beyond words. He used hand gestures and an alphabet board, famously saying, “I have come not to teach but to awaken.”
E1wlV TIL a newspaper in Nuremberg in 1561 described an April 14 one-hour-long dawn battle between red and black balls and rods and crosses in the sky.