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TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

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ryAM TIL in 1795 the only known instance of a naval defeat by Cavalry occurred.
PGpE TIL that when David Copperfield and his assistants were held up at gunpoint, he used sleight of hand to conceal his possessions from the robber
0wdVL TIL that Charles Curtis, the 31st vice-president of the United States, was of Native American ancestry and was enrolled as a member of the Kaw-Nation. English was his third language after Kansa and French.
J1D4 TIL a man sued his wife for being ugly and won
JKr4 TIL “Jay” used to be slang for a foolish person. So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”