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TIL That the Smoky Mountains are home to a temperate rainforest on a section of the mountains near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Worldwide, this is a very rare ecosystem that is not experienced by many other locations on earth.

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b9Bv7 TIL chameleon bones are fluorescent in UV light, and can even be seen through their thin skin. The more visible glowing patterns of tubercles (bony projections) can help identify a chameleon's species and gender.
R7d1a TIL 6 American soldiers defected to North Korea after the Korean War. Most of which lived in NK for the rest of their lives while being "given" wives by the NK government along with support and housing. Some of which had children who live in NK still.
exr6 TIL The Six Californias Initiative seeks to divide California into six states. If it qualifies for the ballot and is approved by the state’s voters in November, the US Congress will officially divide California into six separate states.
jNOMR TIL Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, famous film critics, agreed nine times on 'best of the year' film: Z, The Godfather, Nashville, The Right Stuff, Do the Right Thing, GoodFellas, Schindler's List, Hoop Dreams, and Fargo
9Y84M TIL a guy made his four-years-old son play San Andreas only to discover that the innocent kid used the Wide Open Sandbox potential to arrest criminals, help firefighters, and drive the wounded to the hospital in an ambulance, refusing to steal any cars or drive recklessly because that would be wrong