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TIL that during the Carrington event of 1859, some telegraph operators were still able to communicate with each other despite both sides having the power disconnected due to the strong electric current induced by the solar storm

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9oMr TIL the Hairy frog is known as the “Wolverine frog” because it is thought to intentionally break its toe bones to force sharp “claws” through its flesh as a means of defence.
NZWM TIL there have been more deaths in Chicago from gang violence than troops killed in Afganistan since 2001.
KO74 TIL Gary Oldman has never received an Academy Award nomination until this year. Even though being in films such as Sid and Nancy, The Contender, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter and Nolan’s Batman Trilogy.
p8nOA TIL I learned of the Na people, a matrilineal society where women are in charge and "walking marriages" are practiced: women are free to initiate sexual relationships with one or more men, and any children born from these unions are cared for by the woman's brothers.
jNxdj TIL of that time Peter Jackson tried to get Lee to scream as he was stabbed, only to be corrected. "Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody's stabbed in the back?" Lee said he asked Jackson. "Because I do."