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TIL of Luigi Galvani, an 18th-century Italian scientist, discovered "animal electricity" when he observed frog legs twitching in response to metal probes.

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WkNN4 TIL in 1908, a meteor exploded over Siberia and flattened over 770 sq miles (2000 km) of forests. Though it disintegrated ~3 miles above Earth, it created an airburst with 1000x more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Incredibly, only 3 people were killed.
M5J8 TIL an Italian paramedic and ambulance driver is on trial for stealing James Gandolfini’s Rolex as he lay dying from a heart attack.
m1n0M TIL The term “Vilomah” describes a parent who has lost their child. Vilomah means “against the natural order of things.” Life has its natural order, and in that order, children are supposed to outlive their parents.
OWk4 TIL that Teller started the practice of being silent during performances to avoid being heckled at frats while in college.
rNLJy TIL Festivus was a holiday created and celebrated by Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe's family as far back as 1966. In the O'Keefe family, there was no Festivus pole, but a Festivus clock that was nailed to a wall. When Dan asked his father, "Why a clock?", his father said "That's not for you to know"