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TIL that birds are dinosaurs.

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NXVDe TIL that flashing lights in the sky during a seismic event called “earthquake lights” are a thing
JYnWB TIL that a piece of art called "The Persistence of Chaos" , a laptop filled with six of the world’s most dangerous viruses (including ILOVEYOU & WannaCry) is on sale for more than $1 million.
1rxO TIL in the 2005 film ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ the chocolate river was made of actual chocolate instead of CGI. It was made of about 192,000 gallons of chocolate.
RdZ6 TIL that in the Netherlands there are dozens of public facilities where you can bring recreational drugs including weed, cocaine and ecstasy to test if they are safe
PPZZ TIL that to unintentionally mimic the accent of someone they are talking to, if they have a different accent, is a normal human trait. Psychologists believe it comes from an inbuilt urge to empathise and affiliate with the person you are talking to.