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TIL that amber (the gemstone) is actually fossilized tree resin. Resin is semi-solid and acts as a defense response for a tree's immune system – for instance, sealing and sterilizing wounds.

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oBXEr TIL Jack Black desperately wanted to use a Led Zeppelin song in School Of Rock but the band was notoriously reluctant to let their music be used in films. The director suggested having Black record a personal plea to the band members, in front of a crowd of 1,000 extras. It worked.
PO8w TIL in 1998 an artist debuted a piece at an opening in New York consisting of a 50 foot line of cocaine on 50 feet of mirror for the viewers to snort, which they did.
VBmb0 TIL Chairman of China Deng Xiaoping died in 1997, 2 years after the release of the infamous Super Famicom game Hong Kong 97 which he's the main antagonist of, meaning this dogpile of a game predicted the chairman's death somehow
ALXd TIL that anyone with a BMI of 40 or more is not allowed to adopt a child from China
VMj8Z TIL about “Peter Bergmann”, a man that visited Ireland 11 years ago under an alias, was found dead on a beach and has never been identified.