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TIL about 'Gegenschein', a very faint glow in the night sky exactly opposite of the Sun, caused by the backscatter of sunlight by interplanetary dust.

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B8Vx TIL George Orwell’s 1984 which condemns totalitarianism in a police state, is readily available in China, having been translated 13 times from 1985 to 2012
kOxNd TIL On May 19, 1983, Diane Downs shot her three children and drove them at 5-7 mph to the hospital. Her 7 yr old daughter was already dead, her other 2 children were in critical condition. She'd also shot herself in the forearm. She claimed she'd been carjacked. She was sentenced to life plus 50 yrs
5YLXP TIL that as of the 2011 census, 44.1% of British Columbia identifies as irreligious.
eNA5 TIL a US company makes simulated chicken eggs from vegetable products. Their R&D team has identified 11 plants that have the functional capabilities to replace eggs, and have used this technology to create mayo, cookies, and cookie dough
R174 TIL the science fiction films ‘Contact’, 'The Fifth Element’, 'Gattaca’, 'Men in Black’, and 'Starship Troopers’, were all released in the same year, 1997