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TIL: The reason behind the sky appearing blue and the sun appearing yellow is the same

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j6LAE TIL about Lonnie Johnson, an American inventor who is most famously known for inventing the Super Soaker, which he initially developed while working with the U.S. Air Force. He later sued Hasbro for underpaid royalties, and was awarded nearly $73 million dollars.
rNa1 TIL Cincinnatus, a small-time farmer, was elected as dictator to Rome due to wartime struggles. He defeated his enemies then immediately resigned, returning to his farmer life. It all lasted 16 days
xVgk5 TIL of the Bombing of the Bezuidenhout, an incident in which the British RAF accidentally bombarded a civilian neighbourhood in The Hague resulting in 511 casualties.
0wVLM TIL that natural gas was discovered serendipitously around 500 BC in China. Bamboo pipelines were used to transport the gas, which was used to boil salt water to extract salt.
oBb6r TIL the first reported successful blood transfusions were performed by the Incas as early as the 1500s. Spanish conquistadors witnessed blood transfusions when they arrived in the sixteenth century