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TIL that the pink color in Himalayan Pink Salt is mostly rust.

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DQARj TIL about the Darién Gap, the Panama/Colombia border where no paved roads are built. This gap of densely packed marshland bisects the Pan-American Highway, cutting South and North American off from having a contiguous highway route across the two continents.
N7N06 TIL that the Olympic torch has 2 flames in it - one yellow that may get extinguished due to wind/rain - but another hotter blue flame (inside the torch) that can reignite the yellow flame if it gets extinguished.. both these are sourced from the original flame from 1928
QJXgL TIL 'Radium girls' were unknowingly killing themselves by applying radium-based luminous paint on clock dials from brushes they'd put in their mouths
b6Vmp TIL that Madonna once leaked her own album on file sharing services but every track was a loop of her swearing at the downloaders. Hackers then took over her official site and posted the actual album.
0dMb5 TIL - Louisianan’s corporate tax breaks are bad for the people.