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TIL that Aphantasia is a condition where your brain doesn’t form or use mental images as part of your thinking or imagination.

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VB7OZ TIL of the red flag act enacted in the late 19th century where every vehicle had to be led by a person on foot carrying a red flag to warn bystanders of the vehicle’s approach
d8QAQ TIL there are 3 types of fun: Type 1 fun is enjoyable while it’s happening. Type 2 fun is miserable while it’s happening, but fun in retrospect. Type 3 fun is not fun at all, not even in retrospect.
R6A9 TIL a teenager hacked CIA director John Brennan’s email by calling Verizon’s customer support and pretending to be a Verizon technician
DM6j TIL Emily, a three-year-old cow, escaped from a slaughterhouse in 1995 and wandered the backyards and woods of Boston’s suburbs for 40 days. She ran with herds of deer and was given help from residents to evade capture. She was eventually purchased by a “Peace Abbey” on Christmas Eve.
yQXLv TIL The total energy released through an average hurricane is equivalent to 200 times the electrical generating capacity of the entire world.