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TIL that humans almost instinctively know the pentatonic scale

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Wkdno TIL in 1978 a plane suddenly disappeared flying over Bass strait, the last communication of pilot was, ' huge strange aircraft is hovering of top of plane'. after a pause, 'It is not an aircraft'. Disappearance still remains mystery
nWe7B TIL the Sun is not a mass of incandescent Gas, it’s a miasma of incandescent Plasma
loeJV TIL that crows can learn to make and use tools by observing other crows, or even just by seeing a tool.
PY6GV TIL about gympie-gympie, also known as the Suicide Plant. Covered in silica hairs which act like hypodermic needles upon contact, and filled with neurotoxins, simply brushing up against the plant will leave you in excruciating pain for months to years. No treatment is available.
DQDgg TIL that while the US Men's "dream team" was dominating basketball in 1992, the women's team actually suffered its only Olympic loss in the past 40 years, and went home with a bronze