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TIL that, despite being classified as an yellow star, the Sun is actually white when seen from space. I only appears yellow or orange from us here on Earth because of the atmosphere

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4KmR TIL that a man lost about 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brian) but still led a normal life. They believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to function despite the loss of mass.
oB8eR TIL: Rome's colossal statue of Leonardo da Vinci has a secret compartment that went undiscovered for over 45 years. Sculpture-restoration workers found documents inside.
loel5 TIL The word "piggyback" is just a screwed up play on "pick pack" --> "pick-a-back," which makes infinitely more sense than "piggyback."
GYwa4 TIL that "The University of Oklahoma football program began in 1895, 12 years before statehood."
R7N4w TIL about Colorado's "Make-my-day law" that expanded on home defense laws to make it harder to prosecute home owners for killing intruders.