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TIL: The longest confirmed lightning bolt occurred in 2022 and traveled 477 miles across 3 states.

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W777X TIL that much of the justification for the beginning of the Anglo-Zulu war was two surveyors being detained for about an hour and having their smoking pipes and handkerchiefs stolen.
J1BBl TIL about Babay, a night spirit in Slavic folklore. Babay is rarely described as he takes the form most terrible for the victim. He carries a bag and a cane; when he wanders the streets at night, he puts into his bag those who meet him on the way.
4Nnw TIL the first documented case of cancer dates back to Ancient Egypt, in 1500 B.C.
NVp8 TIL there was a project that challenged people to make a “Earth Sandwich” by placing pieces of bread in antipodal fashion on the earth (completely opposite of each other on the planet) For the first one, a baguette was placed in Spain, and another in New Zealand.
KmO6 TIL In the Golden Age of the Arabic Empire, a sect called Muʿtazila existed. This sect, which promoted reason and rational thought, was prevalent until the rise of the orthodox Ash’ari.