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TIL that diamonds are not rare. They are only expensive because of controlled releases by the industrie.

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0L9L TIL Orlando hospitals didn’t charge the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting for their treatment. Local hospitals announced they would write off about $5.5 million in medical bills in response to overwhelming support by many organisations, individuals and charities.
78anO TIL that the reason that there is a change in autumn train timetables is because squished wet leaves that fall on the track act as a lubricant and trains have to go slower for safety.
GrXQ TIL that “Fuck your ancestor to the eighteenth generation” is a Chinese insult, due to the high respect for one’s ancestors
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