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TIL that Roman mining activities in mid 200 BCE polluted European air so heavily that its traces can still be detected in ice cores

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VBJ0k TIL of Walter Chandoha who photographed more than 90,000 cats in his lifetime, nicknamed "the one cat photographer to rule them all."
N7kJ8 TIL cashew nuts grow on the bottom of cashew apples.
yQpLX TIL about negativity bias: negative things have a greater impact on your psychological state than positive things, and your amount of negativity bias impacts your perceptions and preferences.
DQnwp TIL that Mars Express, the first planetary mission attempted by the European Space Agency, is still fully functioning and making scientific discoveries, after entering Martian orbit over 19 years ago.
X0rLR TIL the tallest building in Vermont is 11 stories tall