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TIL Vincent Van Gogh's art mirrors natural turbulence to mathematical precision

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loy9N TIL that there is a name for the sparkling lights or stars that you see after a cough or sneeze. They are referred to as Phosphenes.
BrJod TIL Keanu Reeves was a bass player for a band called Dogstar and also opened for Bon Jovi in 1995.
5Yrrn TIL scientists say that parents shouldn’t discourage their kids from eating boogers based on findings that snot consumption is good for overall health: snot contains a rich reservoir of good bacteria, and eating it can strengthen the body’s immune system & prevent bacteria from sticking to teeth
6EVpX TIL that on 9/11 a Starbucks nearby ground zero charged rescue workers $130 for 3 cases of water. The company knew about it for weeks and eventually mailed a $130 check to the ambulance company, but only after a journalist ran a piece on 25 September 2001
7rArp TIL in 1974 a Norwegian student visited Lendbreen ice patch looking for historical artifacts. He discovered a spear from the Viking age. More than 1000 years old, it had been preserved in the ice and remains one of the best examples of these weapons know to date.