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TIL the co-creator of Twin Peaks wrote a pilot in 1999 about “survivors of a plane crash who are stranded on a tropical island, which seems to have mysterious supernatural powers.”

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lojo7 TIL That only 14 years after almost the entire Choctaw population was forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears, the tribe donated $170 (over $5,000 today) to victims of the Potato Famine in Ireland, creating a bond between the two peoples that lasts to today.
D1wjv TIL Australia has a talking clock called George and if you dial 1194 you will get the exact time in your area. Have a go fellow Australian, this service is going to be cancelled on October 1 after serving the Australian public for 60 years!
GY4N4 TIL people who consume a hallucinogenic drug may experience a mental disorder called hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, in which they continue experiencing the visual hallucinations and distortions from the drug long after it has worn off. Researchers don't know why this occurs
yxkp TIL 3 scientific papers were published because of new knowledge gained about black holes in the rendering of scenes for the movie Interstellar
BrNOk TIL humans can gain the ability to see ultraviolet light. We simply have a layer in our eyes which filters it out. Individuals who suffered eye damage from disease, injury or surgery have sometimes gained the ability to distinguish ultraviolet light.