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TIL that a "mirror world" is a representation of the real world in digital form.

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oy9Y TIL King Charles VI of France and four lords dressed as wild men in costumes made of oil pitch-covered linen and hemp. His idiot or genius brother thrust a torch too closely in an attempt to identify them, thereby setting the men ablaze. The king was aside flirting with a lady and only he survived.
oRr78 TIL - theres a rare phenomenon called "ball lightning," which is a highly unusual and misunderstood form of lightning. Ball lightning is characterized by the appearance of a luminous, spherical object that floats in the air for several seconds or even minutes. It's typically the size of a grapfruit
BrEWb TIL When Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill, the gun he carried was a .38 Colt revolver salvaged from the wreck of the USS Maine. The USS Maine exploded outside Havana in early 1898 and the pistol was given to him by his brother-in-law.
8aR5L TIL in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, there was a mysterious detached leg found in the rubble of the destroyed building. Since all 168 victims’ legs have been accounted for, the left leg has perplexed investigators and has yet to be traced back to an owner.
7ra7x Trees can grow in orbit, but good luck finding a pot big enough on the Space Station…