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TIL that the instantpot functions as a scientific lab-grade autoclave.

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oRogK TIL that black/melanistic squirrels are extremely rare genetic morphs (1 in ~10,000 individuals) outside of Canada. Living in Canada and seeing black coats on many squirrels (in Ontario, nearly all of them), I've grown up thinking melanism in squirrels was an extremely common phenotype.
rRawW TIL in Spirited Away, Miyazaki based the river spirit on his own experience of cleaning a polluted river
m1WJP TIL the children's song "Alouette" is about pulling apart a small songbird piece by piece
gMAmX TIL Alexander the Great held Cyrus in such high esteem that when he discovered that Cyrus' tomb had been ransacked upon conquering the capital city, he personally paid to have it completely restored to its former glory down to the smallest detail and appointed his own guards to watch over it.
wLLX8 TIL that the time difference between the release date of GTA: San Andreas (2004) and now is longer than the time difference between the release date and the time the plot was set in (1992)