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TIL: Forest fires can create lightning

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YLRA TIL that during 1996 democratic convention Al Gore said, “I would like to demonstrate for you the Al Gore version of the Macarena”, then remained motionless for a few seconds, and eventually asked, “Would you like to see it again?”
Ek5W TIL Humans are deuterostomes, meaning that the hole that become your anus develops before any other opening. Which basically means at one point you were nothing but an asshole.
RYXw TIL Onions are eaten and grown in more countries than any other vegetable, with at least 175 countries producing an onion crop. And unlike wheat (the largest global crop by area harvested), the onion is a staple of every major cuisine.
lgWa TIL: All of Doctor Manhattan’s abilities have a basis in reality, with Cherenkov radiation as an explanation to why Doctor Manhattan is blue.
QJw1M TIL Ketchup has a past that dates back to imperial China, where it was made with fish entrails, meat byproducts and soybeans. It wasn't until 1812 that a tomato-based ketchup was invented.