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TIL the most common state of matter in the universe isn't solid, liquid, or gas, but plasma

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5YeXn TIL Wisconsin has an area with very sandy soil which is able to support a desert like environment including prickly pear cactus and a few species of lizard.
OGklL TIL that Christians, Muslims, and Jews have all used roughly the same word for God due to the closeness of their cultures. Jesus of Nazareth would have called God "Elah," in Hebrew "Elohim," and later, Islam would call God "Allah."
Ooy7L TIL a study of 685 pedophiles found they were twice as likely to have suffered a head injury before age 13, compared to the general population
l7YyB TIL people in London used to celebrate "Frost Fairs" on the river Thames when it froze over allowing pubs, market stalls and events to be set up on the ice (Once there was even a parade of Elephants!).
gMjr7 TIL Jim Crow was not a real person, but a character played by a white actor performing minstrel routines.