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TIL that naturally occurring magnets (lodestones) are only formed when lightning strikes magnetite, an iron ore.

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9Y1Gp TIL that when Paul McCartney from The Beatles met Koji Kondo, the composer of Super Mario Bros, he started singing the Overworld Background Music (aka the World 1-1 Theme) from the first game.
nem7W A new report found the seafood contains an alarming amount of plastic – and in fact, no sea creature is immune. It’s as if the ocean is wreaking its revenge
pyJZ TIL that the creators of the Curious George children’s books, Hans and Margret Rey, fled Paris on bikes only hours before it fell to the Nazi’s
R5xo4 TIL A boy dying of an incurable illness wanted to meet Luke Skywalker (in character). His mental state devolved to the point where he did not realise Luke was fictional. Mark Hamill agreed to dress up in character and meet the boy. He spent hours answering questions.
6D1J TIL: Cholula hot sauce is owned by Jose Cuervo.