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Today I learned about Crown Flashes, an extremely rare and little-known atmospheric phenomenon.

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OnM4 TIL Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars.
E1aXd TIL that in the 19th Century, to purge the body of illness, people would use an Antimony Pill. When swallowed, a tiny amount of antimony will dissolve in the gut and would cause severe diarrhea and vomiting. The pill would then be passed, fished from the feces, washed and stored, ready for reuse.
eQv4 TIL a Texas dad engaged in a 3-hour armed standoff with police while trying to prevent doctors from pulling the plug on his brain-dead son. The son eventually came out of his coma and recovered. Dad was charged for the incident, but the charges were later reduced.
l4JG TIL Oreos are vegan and the “creme” filling contains no milk products.
5Yygk TIL that ancient Sparta had two kings co-ruling the state, and most of the wealth was in the hand of a few heiresses due to its unconventional inheritance policy.