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TIL on July 4, 1054, A supernova was seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.

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mpQR TIL hallucinations can occur in any sensory modality—visual (sight), auditory (sound), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), tactile (touch), equilibrioceptive (balance), nociceptive (harm), thermoceptive (temperature), and chronoceptive (time).
QJZ4X TIL A soccer player faked a 20 year career without playing soccer.
nelKB TIL When Ed Sheeran won a Grammy in 2013 for "The A Team" he wasn't deemed famous enough to perform alone so Elton John insisted on a duet with him.
jAoj TIL South Korea was ruled by a real benevolent dictator for 15 years, credited for establishing foundations of modern economy in S.Korea.
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