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TIL The sun is not yellow, it’s white. Rayleigh scattering both makes the sky appear blue and the sun appear yellow by scattering the suns rays.

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p8AGA TIL of Mr. Skygack, from Mars. Running from 1907 to 1911, it is considered to be the first science-fiction comic, featuring the first extraterrestrial character in comics history. It also inspired the first cosplay, where a man wore a Mr. Skygack costume to a masquerade in 1908.
jJ5Q TIL - That Chimpanzees Make and Use Spears
XroQ TIL the actor who was inside R2-D2 hated the guy who played C-3PO, calling him “the rudest man I’ve ever met.”
W0xd TIL that the Six Flags in New Orleans has been untouched since it was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The rides and games have been rotting away since.
WpaL TIL: Po-210 in cigarettes is the greatest single source of radiation dose to Americans.