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TIL that pink Himalayan sea salt is actually mined from mountains in Pakistan from a sea that existed hundreds of millions of years ago

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gMonX TIL there is a theory that the chronic vocal injuries suffered by today's vocalists are directly caused by the "sing from your diaphragm" methods introduced in the 1800s
5w08 TIL that due to their small brains koalas are unable to perform complex, unfamiliar tasks such as eat leaves off of flat surfaces.
Z88mB TIL Alexander Graham Bell believed that deafness was something that could eventually be completely eradicated, and was one of the most vocal opponents of ASL.
R7RNQ TIL the largest theft ever investigated by Quebec police was the "Great Maple Syrup Heist" in which 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup, worth $18.7 million, was extracted from 9,571 barrels and replaced with water.
LkaKv TIL the average house in Japan depreciates to almost ¥0 after 25 years.