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TIL Third world country only means a country that was not allied with the US (first world) or allied with Russia (second world) during the cold war.

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wLARY TIL why the sky is blue. White light (which is made up of all the colors) comes from the sun, and hits our atmosphere, which breaks it apart. Blue light has a higher frequency than most other colors, so it scatters much faster, filling our skies.
oRnBK TIL The only time a chess game has ended in a result of 0-0 (instead of 1-0, 0-1, or ½-½) was when Tony Miles and Stewart Reuben both agreed to a draw without playing any moves to secure them both a high place. The arbiter decided to award 0 points to each player instead of a draw.
EAP7 TIL that Target has 2 U.S. based forensic labs where they solve retail crimes, felonies, homicides, and special circumstances cases for law bureaus that need the extra manpower, facilities, resources and time – free of charge.
ANMVg TIL the last character Mel Blanc (voice of Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, etc.) voiced was Mr. Spacely on Jetsons: The Movie (1990). Blanc died a year before it released.
mG0O TIL In 1903, a large pocket of underground gas was found in Dexter, KS. In the hopes of economic prosperity, a celebration was planned. The burning of the gas was to “light the entire countryside for a day and a night,” but it just wouldn’t ignite… and Helium was discovered.