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TIL That a drug dealer was caught running from the cops in the woods because of his light up shoes

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nepZB TIL The word carnival comes from the Latin caro “flesh, meat”.
ADLll TIL that blue pigment does not exist in nature (with the exception of the obrina olivewing butterfly). Everything else, including flowers, is due to some kind of light reflection.
oBePE TIL That the famous "Bassline" of Seven Nation Army, by The White Stripes, is played by a guitar. And the band didn't even have a bass player.
Oonng TIL Aussie slang or “strine” is often characterized by making words as short as possible; the story goes it developed by speaking through clenched teeth to avoid blowies (blow flies) from getting into the mouth.
EGgd TIL for the first Moon landing, the average age of NASA controllers was 26 years old.