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TIL that candle flames contains millions of tiny diamonds, as they contain all four known forms of carbon.

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ZeEp TIL that the hottest temperature ever recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica is −12.2°C (10°F)
WkXM4 TIL Thomas Jefferson spoke English, French, Latin, could read Greek and Spanish, studied and wrote on Old English, and studied other languages including German, Arabic, Irish, and Welsh.
raP1 TIL That the Indian Army tracked “Spy Drones” for 6 months until it turned out they were planets.
YpdbZ TIL that Russian poet Alexander Pushkin’s great-grandfather was an African slave who later became a general to emperor Peter the Great
n8eW TIL indoor prostitution was legal in Rhode Island from 2003 to 2009. During those years, reports of rape dropped by 31% and female gonorrhea cases dropped by 39% according to a study done by the National Bureau of Economic Research.