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TIL The line that separates day and night is called the terminator. It is also referred to as the "grey line" and the "twilight zone."

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6xNQ TIL the way Helsinki survived WW2. In 1944 the USSR began a massive air attack on the city to force Finland to leave the war. Finns used fires and searchlights to trick Soviet bombers into dropping bombs outside the city. Russian diplomats were surprised to find an intact Helsinki after the war.
awrbo TIL A moment was a medieval measurement of time and corresponded to 90 seconds.
0NO5 TIL The term “kosher salt” derives not from its being made in accordance with the guidelines for kosher foods as written in the Torah (nearly all salt is kosher, including ordinary table salt), but rather due to its use in making meats kosher by removing surface blood.
4XA6N TIL The title of "World's Greatest Athlete" has been given to the person who wins the decathlon. This began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "You, sir, are the world's greatest athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.
9YRAm TIL that the NFL football team the Miami Dolphins have a name pronunciation guide to help fans pronounce some of the more difficult names on their roster. Like "Tua Tagovailoa" and "Noah Igbinoghene"