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TIL the cast of Scrubs created their own version of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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xVEV5 TIL that the real color of the sun is white. It just appears yellow to us due to earths atmosphere scattering the higher wavelengths of light.
R6B6 TIL that in 1978 France rolled out a pre-World Wide Web online service that gave its users access to online shopping, search engines, cybersex and message boards. It reached 25 million users in the 90s, connecting to more than 23,000 services.
RKmw TIL that Uma Thurman received her role as “The Bride” in Kill Bill as a 30th birthday present from Quentin Tarantino.
9YBPD TIL In 2001, the Mossad dispatched undercover agents in London to monitor a top Syrian official. On the first day of his visit, one team followed him, while another broke into his hotel room and hacked his laptop. In 2007, Israel would launch a night time airstrike against a Syrian nuclear actor.
E1RVX TIL that the 1971 Italian Grand Prix was the closest Formula 1 race ever - the winner was 0.01 seconds ahead of the runner-up, the 5th-place driver was only 0.61 seconds behind the winner, and the lead changed 26 times, with 8 different drivers holding the lead at some stage