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8aNw8 TIL about Bayard Rustin, an openly gay black man who advised Martin Luther King Jr. on the principles of nonviolence, was a major civil rights leader, and was the main organizer of the March On Washington. He has been largely forgotten (especially relative to other activists) due to his sexuality.
nWv5b TIL ponderosa pine trees bark smells like butterscotch.
ADoV7 TIL in 1054, Chinese astronomers noted a bright "guest star" in Taurus that was visible in the daytime for 3 weeks and didn't completely fade out for almost two years. The "guest star" was actually the supernova explosion that created the Crab Nebula, which is located some 6,500 light-years away.
X04r6 TIL that certain land snails can sleep for up to three years in hibernation or estivation if the conditions are less than ideal
P1OkJ TIL that They Used to Use Malaria to Treat Syphilis