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TIL the human body emits light as an energy called biophotons (unrelated to visible bioluminescence).

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b5x9 TIL that Pornhub has been contributing to charity since 2012. They have ran charity campaigns that planted trees, provided free breast cancer checks and donated to panda conversation charities.
4kvQb TIL that Walt Disney's 1928 animated short "Steamboat Willie" featuring Mickey Mouse is now part of the public domain after having finished its 95th year as a copyrighted work. This means that this specific version of MM is freely available to use in new creative works across all artistic mediums.
N7jyN TIL that 30% of all residents in the country of Monaco are millionaires.
J1Jwv TIL that swimmer Eric Moussambani won the 2000 Olympic 100m freestyle despite never seeing an Olympic-sized pool before. Qualifying for the games from a wildcard for developing countries, his two competitors were disqualified, and he swam alone. He won despite finishing with the slowest time ever
m1J4M TIL that the Powerball drawing on March 30, 2005, produced 110 2nd-prize winners. The total payout was $19.4 million, 89 of them receiving $100,000 each, while the other 21 received $500,000 each. All 110 winners had played numbers from fortune cookies made by Wonton Food Inc