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TIL it "snows" metal on Venus

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Lknrp TIL that oysters make pearls when an irritant enters their mouth and they deposit a mineral to coat the irritant and make it more bearable, forming a pearl.
QNM4X TIL Marla Gibbs continued to work as a flight attendant for two years after being cast on a hit TV show. In a 2015 interview, Gibbs told the Washington Post that despite it appearing as though she had gotten her big break, she kept her job as a flight attendant for American Airlines for 2 more yrs.
AD0Ew TIL The reason you can’t find canned broccoli, unlike most other vegetables, is because broccoli disintegrates into a pulp when cooked for periods of time above 200°F, and water boils at 212°F. The canning process cooks food once before and once after its canned. Broccoli would turn to mush.
BgyGb TIL in psychology there is a theory called the Electra and opedius complex that states Girls feel attraction to their father and jealousy towards there mother during phallic stage and vice versa
5YDwp TIL the Bugatti Chiron supercar broke the 300 mph barrier and set a new speed record.