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TIL Minneapolis uses a dozen clams to test the cleanliness of the city's drinking water

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W71OB TIL The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor".
WByo TIL the prosthetic make-up Jim Carrey wore for the grinch took about 8 hours to apply. Carrey felt so horribly confined and uncomfortable in the latex skin he needed counseling from a CIA agent who taught him torture-resistance techniques.
D10Or TIL that Cummingtonite, discovered in Cummington, MA, is an intermediate material with the chemical composition (Mg, Fe2+)2(Mg, ​Fe2+)5Si8O22(OH)2 found commonly in metamorphosed magnesium-rich rocks.
DV7Y TIL that Pakistan is actually an acronym for Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Indus and Sindh. The suffix -istan means “land” or “home”
gMNwb TIL the worlds largest bee that was thought to be extinct, was just recently found to still be alive