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TIL Amateur Canadian Scientists discovered a new type of Aurora in 2018 and named it Steve

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PwAg TIL of Poe’s Law: No matter how genuine an article seems, without a clear hint one cannot know for sure if it is a Parody or a Serious extreme view.
b99dp TIL the only bloodshed in the Anglo-Swedish war occured when a Swedish general killed 30 Swedish farmers for refusing to fight.
mrWR TIL a man was charged two DUIs at the same time, an hour apart because of daylight savings.
YwkA TIL you’re not allowed to swear if playing in Wimbledon. As such, line judges have to learn curse words in every language.
bZNj TIL on August 16, 1942, a military blimp left San Francisco bay on a routine submarine-spotting mission. A few hours later, the airship wandered back over land and crashed with nobody aboard. Life rafts and other rescue gear had not been touched, and the fate of the 2-man crew has never been solved.