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TIL that see through wood exists!

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8O4a TIL of black rain, a form of precipitation caused by the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation, in which the water is black and sticky due to radioactive materials in the air.
DQB0g TIL Smokey Robinson's 1970 Motown classic "Tears of a Clown" was inspired by the 19th century Italian opera "Pagliacci"
0dpdj TIL the song Leave Me Alone by Michael Jackson was a response to the media after a series of negative rumors about the singer, such as MJ sleeping in an oxygen chamber to slow his aging and buying the bones of the "Elephant Man". He was often referred to as "wacko jacko", a term he did not like.
lNoN TIL that whiskey has a number of health benefits including heart health, preventing blood clots, and slowing dementia, among other things!
XLQ6 TIL Ancient Romans believed eyelashes fell out from excessive sex and that long lashes indicated purity and chastity.