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TIL that while colored diamonds get their color from chemical impurities absorbing light- such as yellow diamonds containing nitrogen and blue diamonds containing boron- pink diamonds have no traces of impurities, thus baffling scientists and geologists as to how they have a pink color.

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xOVk TIL in contrast to the Maya, who liked their chocolate warmed, the Aztecs drank it cold, seasoning it with a broad variety of additives, including the petals of the Cymbopetalum penduliflorum tree, chile pepper, allspice, vanilla, and honey.
dDA1B TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe
OobeX TIL for the film Cape Fear, Robert De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. De Niro also paid a doctor $5,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character 'Max Cady' a more menacing look, later paying $20,000 to have his teeth restored after the film production was over.
4XGya TIL German Unity Day was almost Nov. 9, the day the Wall fell. However, that day was also the day of kristallnacht so they went with Oct. 3, the day of the actual unification.
DQXwY TIL the town of Codell, Kansas was hit by tornadoes on the same day, May 20, for 3 consecutive years