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TIL the 'metallic' smell you can when handling coins etc is actually from the oils on your skin being catalysed by the metal

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b6LoZ TIL An article on The Guardian from 2004 was one of the first to use the word "Podcast" in reference to rise of of "Audioblogging" as the iPod started picking up traction.
nebl9 TIL that 30% of people who are allergic to dogs, may only be allergic to male dogs.
xVMYk TIL During the NYC blackout of 1977, the crew filming “Superman” outside the old Daily News building on 42nd Street lent their klieg lights to the editors so they could see the newspaper pages they were laying out.
VMYQ TIL there’s enough gold in Earth’s core to coat its surface in 1.5 feet.
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