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TIL Painite, the rarest gem in the world, only has two dozen specimens ever found.

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N7Y1e TIL: With Aliens (1986), Sigourney Weaver received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and although she did not win, it was considered a landmark nomination for an actress to be considered for a science-fiction/horror film, a genre which previously was given little recognition
BrgdD TIL that East German authorities officially referred to the Berlin Wall as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart"
d8ek8 TIL about The Mad Trapper of Canada. He opened fire on policemen, fled 85 miles in -50 degree weather in 3 days, climbed a 7,000 foot mountain during a blizzard, and was finally shot dead by a WWI ace. The only sound he ever made was laughter as he killed a policeman. His identity is still unknown.
WkavN TIL that ‘prosthetics’ refers to the science of creating artificial body parts, while the artificial parts themselves are called ‘prostheses’.
neK0W TIL Lesbian Wine was highly sought after in Northern Europe at the height of the Roman Empire.