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TIL At the center of every raindrop is an impurity (dust, clay, soot, etc). It is physically impossible for raindrops to form from pure water.

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epVN6 TIL Seattle receives more sunlight than Tokyo, Milan, or Paris
OoRAY TIL Jeremy Bentham's dressed skeleton is on display in the UCL Student Union. Bentham donated his body to science, but requested that after dissection, they preserve and dress his body in his own clothes, and bring him to meetings and social events. He died in 1832 and was moved to UCL in 1850.
yVbme TIL that the US has a higher suicide rate than Japan
9YedX TIL that the hottest temperature ever rocorded in the universe was man made, by smashing lead ions together to generate 5.5 Trillion degrees Celsius (the centre of the sun is a mere 15 million Celsius)
xVNM5 TIL popularity of a June wedding in European tradition is because bathing was much less frequent in middle ages since it was thought to increase chance of disease so most bathed once a year and usually in late spring. So, made sense to marry in June when people would smell better for their weddings